Then the battle began in earnest. The mages Quatach-Ichl had brought with him must have been some sort of elite unit, because they were far more capable and powerful than the typical invader. Thankfully, despite the losses they had suffered along the way, the battlegroup still had more than twice the number Quatach-Ichl’s group had—and the mages that comprised it weren’t much weaker than those Quatach-Ichl had brought along with him.
However, it became obvious very quickly that Quatach-Ichl really wanted Zorian dead. While he didn’t drop everything to concentrate on killing him, he and his subordinates targeted Zorian whenever they had the chance to do so. It got so bad after a while that Xvim had to drop everything else and dedicate all of his efforts to keeping Zorian alive.
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