"Vance Moore - Magic The Gathering - Masquerade Cycle 03 - Prophecy" - читать интересную книгу автора (Moore Vance)

minutes ahead with these oxen. The main attack has already
commenced. The officer in charge said to advance with best
speed to the main party. He was staying there to pull down
stragglers fleeing the fight. He couldn't guarantee we
wouldn't see warriors that eluded him. We observed three
Keldon outliers pulled down before we hurried back here."
Vanosh was calm as he spoke, but Natal was flushed and
looked slightly nauseated.
The sergeant was silent and only turned to Haddad for
his report.
"No reloads for personal launchers, Sergeant. I did
find a few light crossbow bolts," Haddad stated. Sergeant
Atul took only a few seconds to finish thinking.
"All wagons will advance at maximum speed. Keep your
eyes open for Keldons trying to escape. If a large group
is spotted, be prepared to stop and get into fighting
formation. Spread it down the line," Atul ordered, and he
waved the unit forward as Vanosh went back to spread the
word. Haddad and Natal came together as the unit advanced
at best speed.
"What did you see?" Haddad asked quietly.
"We walked maybe thirty minutes before we found the
rear guard. Vanosh trailed me far enough back that I
couldn't see him most of the time. Besides, he ordered me
not to look back. I almost wept with joy when we finally
spotted our forces." Natal paused and continued in a more
controlled tone. "Vanosh hurried up, and we reported. When
the first Keldon got pulled down, I thought I'd vomit.
I've never seen a man killed by a steel ant before." Natal
was too young to remember even the stylized fighting the
League had practiced as unification occurred. "The Keldon
was mounted on a camel and trying to circle around the
force when he was spotted. The commander of the detachment
sent out a pair of ants to stop him. They ran down the
camel in seconds. The Keldon tried to run up the side of a
hill, but it was unstable, and he made little headway."
Natal became lost in remembrance of the scene and spoke
more intently. "The ants rushed up with their legs
churning out a stream of soil and small rocks. One of them
pulled down the camel by shearing off a leg. The camel
fell instantly, and the ant was at its neck as soon as it
hit the ground. The Keldon kicked out of the saddle in
time, and he was on his feet when the second ant hit him.
He was trying to draw a sword, and you could see the ant
take the arm off. He screamed and threw himself down the
slope. The ant followed and caught him before he fell very
far. It stabbed him with its legs and started dismembering
him before they stopped sliding. You could see parts
separating as they were ripped off. I never want to see
anything like that again." Natal was shaking as he