Caution
As the darkness of the night grew stronger, so did the cold. Zaos finally felt more relaxed to take a nap, thanks to it, since the chances of the enemies attacking so early were pretty low. If he were on the enemies' side, he would attack after midnight, which would give the targets plenty of time to get relaxed. So, an unexpected attack would be as deadly as it could be.
However, things weren't that simple. Several dozens of men were trying to cremate the corpses that were left behind on the battlefield. They worked throughout the entire afternoon, but it hadn't been enough to get rid of all the corpses. They kept working through the night, but then several squads of archers used the darkness of the night to approach and attack them.