Beverly brought her cavalry around the north of the Keep to see the fighting in the west. She halted her men, allowing the horses to catch their breath. The enemy line began to pivot, and then a small group of Bodden Knights struck, sending the enemy fleeing in all directions. A cheer broke out amongst her men and then, just as she was starting to relax, she spied a lone horseman sprinting north.
She broke Lightning into a gallop, calling for her men to follow. Her horse was a Mercerian Charger, a large horse built to carry weight, but he did not wear the traditional horse armour that the Bodden Knights carried. He leaped forward with pent-up energy, and she changed their course to intercept the rider by the drainage ditch that ran away from the Keep. She was part way there when she saw C
