The calm before

Whatever plans I had for this war, they had to wait for the right time. 

There was no way for us to attack during the day. The visibility would turn into our greatest enemy, killing any and all chances at a surprise attack and turning the favorable battle into a tough, prolonged one. 

If we were unlucky enough, a battle long enough for the imperial reinforcements to arrive and join it while we would be too busy fighting to do anything about them. 

That's why, as painful as it was given the insane pressure of time to deal with this fatal strike before the golden legion would arrive… We ended up stuck on the hill, forced to do nothing but wait while the scorching sun rose up as usual and started to dry the unnatural moisture of the plain out. 

'At this point, we can only hope it won't dry completely,' I thought, clenching my teeth at the mere memory of the coldness we had to fare through.