The Yohan First Horde marched at dawn.
Roughly over six thousand five hundred warriors in the main group moved northward in three columns, their formation stretching across the plains like the fingers of a massive hand reaching toward the distant mountains. The morning sun, pale and cold, glinted off thousands of spear points and shield rims, turning the advancing horde into a river of light and iron.
Khao'khen rode at the center of the command group on a Rhakaddon whose armored head swayed with each ponderous step. Around him, the war chiefs maintained their positions with the calm discipline of commanders who had spent weeks preparing for exactly this moment. Sakh'arran rode to his right. Trot'thar and Gur'kan flanked the column. Dhug'mur of the Rock Bear Tribe led the vanguard with his characteristic blend of controlled aggression and hard-won patience.
