Jericho Castle fell, and the commander was struck in the left eye by a stray arrow during the street battles, the arrowhead penetrating his brain, killing him instantly.
Victor placed the statue on an abandoned mine cart in the center square of Jericho Castle, allowing it to absorb the scent of gunpowder and blood lingering in the air.
The Duke noticed that the gemstone in the statue's eye sockets had begun to change from deep blue to dark purple, and the light circulating within was more intense than it had been in Grey Rock City.
After Jericho Castle came Mill Crossing, a city located at a major river crossing in the kingdom's middle reaches.
Seizing this place would allow Victor's army to control the entire river's water supply line, paving the way for the subsequent invasion into the kingdom's heartland.
