The Sixth Realm chieftains entered the battle at the third hour, and the battle changed.
Five barbarian chieftains, each one operating at the Sixth Realm of Power, had been held in reserve behind the barbarian ridgeline since the engagement's start. Their reserve was not the reserve of commanders directing from the rear. It was the reserve of weapons being held for the decisive moment, the moment when the engagement's balance was close enough that five Sixth Realm warriors entering the field simultaneously would tip the balance in the direction the tipping was designed to produce.
The first chieftain hit the Threian left flank like a thundermaker ball made flesh.
