The night ended without any passes at the gate. It was like the barbarians could sense that it was more tightly guarded than before. But that didn't mean it was a peaceful night. There were more than a dozen dead on either side.
It didn't end with sunrise, either. When morning came, the city's defense troops went around in groups of two, three, or four to root out the remaining barbarians and prevent them from launching sneak attacks when unsuspecting soldiers passed them during the day.
The barbarians had not made any significant progress this night.
As soon as Lahso deemed it safe enough, he accompanied Yan and Garad to the command center. Now that Yan had seen the situation for himself, he could offer his insight and use his influence to annoy the commanders who saw more troops and supplies as the only solution to their current predicament.
