While the soldiers’ triumphant cries continued, Bledla sent out the barest thought and allowed a grim smile to creep onto his face. A moment later, a new sound tore through the army’s din: the distant but vast shriek of some monstrous beast that morphed into a depthless roar like huge boulders grinding together in an earth-trembling avalanche. Silence seized Torrlond’s army while Bledla’s smile hardened.
