The siege engines renewed their bombardment at first light. It began with a single stone hurled across the field, leaving a slight trail behind it as it sailed through the air, impacting the wall just south of the western gate.
Kiren-Jool looked on in satisfaction.
"Well done," said Revi. "Right on target."
"I should have thought of this myself," the Kurathian mage confessed. "After all, if I can make archery fire more accurately, why not a catapult?"
"Are you sure you"ll have enough energy to keep this up?" asked Revi.
"No doubt I"ll be tired by the end of the day, but the rate of fire of these things is not great, even with Trolls reloading them. I"ll have plenty of time to recover." He glanced back at the massive creatures who lifted another rock while others pulled the lever back
