XXISheera was shouting orders at everyone, and people were coming and going throughout the whole of their little fort. She went to speak with the other three to hear what news they had to tell her, and ordered some of the soldiers to transport the trunks to Grimhill with extreme care and under Efren’s supervision. They were placed together with the wagons and the supplies that she had already gotten to safety. She took Clarice and Kaj to the mobile siege tower, and showed them the positions of her father’s lookouts.
“What are your scouts telling you?” asked Clarice.
“In addition to the troops Zund already possessed,” said Sheera, “the King also recalled two legions from the south, and has assembled necromancers, combat hedgots, catapults, and ballistae. To the tune of forty thousand sold
