Birds arrived from the other towns to Smithtown. It seemed that Hrondir had sent messages to all the cities, and they agreed to put aside their differences and join their armies together to teach the groundlings a lesson.
Shortly afterwards, a huge black cloud floated down from the city hovering above. It quickly resolved itself into hundreds of soldiers with a few bronze leaders. They landed and made their way towards Smithtown where they spread themselves around the town. The siege had begun.
For the first few hours, not much happened. The soldiers patrolled round the earthworks and occasionally one of the bronze commanders walked past the gates. They seemed to be looking to see if they could find a way into the town, but they did not succeed. If they had true flight they could fly ove
