Carrion birds circled in the sky.
Leech's sharp eyes caught the main gate of Pebble Castle swinging open as a troop of Black Cavalry charged out.
The enemy obviously had their own surveillance capabilities. He had been detected as soon as he'd gotten within a certain range, which confirmed for Leech that they had Transcendents on their side as well.
'Philip and the others are in trouble.'
'Wouldn't infiltrating the castle now just be a blatant, head-on assault?'
'Instead of Lady Agnes, an ambush would be waiting for them.'
But Leech had no time to worry about Philip and the others. He had to organize his troops to meet the enemy.
Over fifty members of the Black Cavalry, mounted on warhorses.
The riverbend's terrain was uneven, with sunken paths, making it unsuitable for a charge by the Black Cavalry.
Leech didn't understand why the castle had chosen to dispatch Cavalry.
