Impossible Odds - Part 2

"NIla – Jorah! You four take the right flank. Use Firyr, and overcome that foe as quickly as you can. We cannot spare you for long. It would be no lie to say that our very victory hinges on your speed," Verdant said.

"Very well!" Nila declared, adopting a noble tone, and accepting the order with enough resolve for all four of them.

"We'll see it done," Jorah said, trying to assert the same grim determination, though he wasn't sure if he felt quite the same strength of belief that Nila did. He was still riddled with doubts, and fear – this was his first true battlefield, after all. He'd been blooded, but he'd never dealt with chaos quite like this.

Karesh and Kaya clenched their teeth and worked upon their own quiet determination. There was so much noise, so much pressure. It was hard not to lose one's mind in all that was to come.