“Major Cole, we’ve received almost two thousand riders as backup from Landfall. Colonel Styke is taking command of the defense of the monolith. I asked him to keep the fight as far from us as possible, but I’m going to keep your soldiers in reserve here with the land-barge in case the Dynize make it past them.” “With the what?” “The land-barge.” Michel felt his cheeks redden. “I just thought it looked like…” “A barge on land,” Cole said with a reluctant nod. “Yeah, I get it. It fits. We’ve all just been calling it the big wagon.” “Mine is much better. Keep your men nearby, Major Cole.”
