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SWORDS AND THORNS
'Witches, wizards and mages!' Ramble called, using his magic to project his voice. 'Please come to the back line. I need you all to put up the strongest barriers you can for the warriors out on the front line. Make sure that no arrows can get through,' he said, watching the fire covering the demons fizzle out.
They were beginning to regroup, their burnt skin healing over to leave only a few chars. So that was what Lord Tummet had meant – they'd found a way to regenerate after being attacked with fire.
Now that they were facing an army themselves, the demons weren't so hasty to charge straight forwards. Instead, they drew out thick, jagged swords and longbows, positioning themselves so that the archers were at the back and the swordsmen were at the front.
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