Paths of Exiles by J. J. Pavlov

Author:J. J. Pavlov [Pavlov, J. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2021-05-28T04:00:00+00:00

At the east gate, Kamii and her party have joined the defense on the walls. Under Senka's guidance, they're going from one section to the next, reinforcing the wavering defenders. For now, the two sides appear to be evenly matched in magic, so everything relies on those fighting in close quarters.

For one moon now, Phoshand has held against the Alliance's various stratagems to take the city. The east gate was blocked with earth magic on the first day because the defenders anticipated that this side would bear the brunt of the attack. Several attempts at tunneling underneath the city have been thwarted, and aerial attacks are shot down by the archers from the Lamia clan stationed behind the wall.

Casualties are mounting on both sides, but with no reinforcements in sight, the city is bound to fall eventually. And even in this situation, Gelvath, the self-proclaimed successor to and second coming of King Aldeath, is shut inside the castle, merely directing the troops as he sees fit. It's as if he's saying that all of this isn't worth his time yet.

Terog was invited to join the defense as a captain due to his fame as a Wanderer of the Suhra clan. He helped the others gain ranks of similar importance to direct troops whenever the need arose. If not for their many interventions, the Alliance would have already taken the east gate after the first fortnight.

Surprisingly, the humans still haven't sent a single one of their high-ranking Chosen Knights. If they had, the siege would have been over within the first day, but something is compelling the enemy to hold back their strongest assets. Senka suggested that this might be due to the death of Isidor, the Unassailable Knight, who was counted among the most powerful champions.

Whatever the case, Kamii is thankful that they can whittle down the enemy's forces before they realize their folly.

"Take your troops and reinforce section C right now. Zyzan is having a hard fight." Daica orders a kobold lieutenant after getting the signal from Etru, the argos demon lookout. The big dark elf has blossomed in her role as a commander, losing her stutter after the first few days on the job. She's now stationed in the south gate's gatehouse, which doubles as a command center.

"Section E appears to be close to falling. Shouldn't we send troops there instead?" Risan, the actual guard captain in charge of the south gate, questions Daica's order. She's an eagle demon from the Avinea clan, and her intimidating golden glare would have sent the dark elf hiding behind the closest familiar person before.

"No, Zancrax is close. He will deal with it." Raising a gloved hand to deny Risan's objection, Daica declares in a resolute tone. Since they escaped from the sanctum, she has changed like a piece of coal pressed into a diamond. Whereas she would have disappeared in the background in conversations before, she now stands out as a leading figure.

Kamii is the same, although she remains taciturn and prefers to lead from the front.

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