At Cassian's signal, the blare of the war horns erupted, their resonance echoing off the fortress walls. It was a sound designed to stir the soul, though in Hermi's case, it mostly just stirred her Atmospheric Sickness headache.
The Second and Third Detachments were the first to move, peeling away row by row to clear the gates. While the Second Detachment headed toward the caves of the western mountain caves, the Third aimed for the eastern range. Once they had cleared the threshold, the Fourth Detachment followed, destined for the tunnels deep within the mines.
The sheer scale of the plan showed the immense effort the Archery Division had poured into the mission. Of the five total detachments in the army, four had been deployed, leaving only one behind to garrison the fortress city against unexpected monster attacks.
