Patrick looked out across the battlefield that had been cleared of trees long before he’d arrived at Fort Daniels. Now it was dotted with shadows. No, those were the blue uniforms of the casualties. He knew the field teams would emerge from the base once the all-clear was sounded. He couldn’t tell if he’d actually hit the rebel base with the aether fired from La Reine, but it had done its job and allowed the Union soldiers to advance along both flanks and trap the Confederates in between them. The general wanted to give Fort Temperance a chance to surrender before destroying it because it, like Fort Daniels, contained civilians.
It’s amazing that even now, there are some honorable men and women in this war.
He finished supervising the loading of La Reine on to a wagon and sent it ahead o
