The Strings of Fate - Part 8

"Even if you don't know what to do, just guess, damn it. We're not just going to stand here, are we, and take all the arrows that they have to offer us?" Greeves pressed.

"We'll retreat for now then," Beam said half-heartedly. His mind still didn't want to function. And even as it did, he had no experience commanding so many men to draw from. Especially not against an enemy of the Yarmdon ilk.

Greeves seized on that eagerly. Despite seeming to realize that Beam had no idea what he was doing, Greeves eagerly echoed his words.

"FORM UP! RETREAT FOR NOW!" He shouted. "SAVE YOUR STRENGTH UNTIL WE GET INTO RANGE!"