Chapter 18 Chapter Thirteen The Siege
"Fight them off!" Elayne yelled.Flameheart struggled to make a few leaps, and it must have felt uncomfortable crowded with other horses and women on foot on a narrow cobblestone street, but Elayne held it steady with one firm hand.Birgitte had always insisted that she stay behind, and she was asked to do so more than once!As if she was a brainless fool! "Fight 'em off, damn it!"
Hundreds of men were fighting desperately on the ramparts of the fifty-foot white-grained stone walls, and they certainly would not notice her, and they were unlikely to hear her cries.All those people were yelling, cursing or wailing desperately, and there was a loud crash of steel mixed with it.Today is a rare sunny day, the bright noon sun shines on thousands of sweaty people, wielding swords, spears, axes and guns, killing each other with all their might.Hand-to-hand combat was fought on the walls of some two hundred paces long, and the battlefield encompassed three tall cylindrical towers and was spreading to two more.But the white lion of Andor was still flying from the top of those towers, and thanks to the light, they all looked safe.In her field of vision, men were hacking and stabbing at each other, and no one was willing to give up the ground under their feet.The crossbowmen in red coats kept shooting deadly arrows from the tower, but the time to install the arrows for the crossbow was too long, and the number of archers was too small to have an impact on the battle situation. Those crossbowmen were the only ones here. There are queen guards.The walls were all mercenaries, except for Birgitte, and at such a close distance, Elayne's eyes could easily find her guardian.Birgitte's blond braids fluttered behind her. She kept encouraging her soldiers, pointing her longbow at any place that needed support. She stood alone in a white-collared red jacket and sky blue trousers. On the city wall, there is no armor on the whole body.She insisted that Elayne wear plain gray so that her enemies would not notice her.Some of the enemies had crossbows or shortbows strapped to their backs, and there was no guarantee they would not shoot Elayne on a whim, since Elayne was only fifty paces away.But the four golden knots on her shoulders had already told all Arimira's soldiers that she was the commander of Caemlyn's garrison.At least, Birgitte has not rushed to the front line, at least she...
Elayne held her breath—a thin man in a breastplate and conical helmet swung a sword at Birgitte.Her blond Warder stoically dodged his attack.Yuefu told Yilan that her physical condition was about the same as that of riding a fierce horse just now, that's all!Birgitte hit the guy on the side of the head with a hunchback, knocking him off the battlement.Before the man could scream, he fell on the pavement, and with a disgusting crash, he turned into a pool of flesh and blood.This is not the only body on this street.Birgitte said that people will not follow you casually unless they know that you will face all kinds of dangers and sufferings with them.But if she loses her life because of these idiots...
Elayne didn't realize that she was urging Fireheart forward until Kaselle grabbed her by the bridle. "I'm not a fool, Second Lieutenant." Elan said coldly, "I won't... take risks lightly."
The Elaphi woman hastily withdrew her hand. She was wearing a polished conical helmet. Although her face was hidden behind the grille of the helmet, it could still be seen that her face instantly became expressionless.Elayne felt sorry for her rudeness—Caselle was just doing her job, but she still felt angry.She will not apologize.Realizing how tedious her anger was, she couldn't help feeling another pang of shame.Hell, sometimes, she just wanted to slap Rand hard for planting those two babies in her belly.These days, she never knew what her emotions would become, and her emotions changed more and more.
"If you're going to have kids like this," Aviendha said, adjusting the dark brown shawl on her arm, "then I'll probably never want kids." She rode on a brown horse. On the mare, the high saddle pushed up her bulky Aiel skirt, leaving her stockinged legs exposed to the knees, and she didn't mind it.Now her mount just stood still, and she seemed quite comfortable on horseback.The name of this horse is "Maijin", which is an ancient word meaning "daisy". It is a very gentle and docile horse, but also quite strong.Fortunately, Aviendha, who knew little about horses, didn't notice that Elantra had found such a horse for her.
A low laugh made Elan turn her head abruptly. This morning, including Kaselle, a total of twenty-one female guards were assigned to protect her. They all wore polished steel helmets and breastplates. There was no expression on his face-it was a bit too rigid.No doubt, they must be holding back their laughter, while the four family members standing behind them are all covering their mouths with their hands and putting their heads together.Alise, whose hair was slightly gray, usually had a smile on her lips. When she found that Elayne was looking at her—strictly speaking, she should be staring at her, and she rolled her eyes on purpose.The look made the others laugh again.Kedine, a buxom Aradomanian woman, laughed so hard that she had to hold onto Kumiko to keep herself on her feet, and the squat, gray-haired Kumiko could barely stand herself.Anger boiled in Elayne's chest. She wasn't angry because of the laughter, at most she was a little angry; she wasn't angry with the family either, at least not very angry.They are all very important.
Arimira had been attacking Caemlyn in this way for weeks, and in fact the battles being fought on the walls were happening with increasing frequency, and on some days there would even be three or four Such a battle broke out.Arimira knew well that Elayne's men were not enough to hold the walls six leagues in circumference.This damned woman, Elan also knew very well that she couldn't even distribute the experienced soldiers under her command evenly to the city walls and many towers for more than twenty miles, and untrained people would only cause hindrance.All Arimira needs to do is to get enough soldiers to enter a certain city gate to lead the battle into the city. At that time, Elan's limited troops will be completely outnumbered.The city's inhabitants might help her fend off foreign enemies—Elayne wasn't sure about that—but it would only cause more casualties, and apprentices, grooms, and shopkeepers couldn't compete with well-trained squires and mercenaries. Against the enemy.When the time comes, whoever sits on the Lion Throne (and that's likely not Ilan Trangkan) will have Caemlyn's blood on their hands.Therefore, in addition to guarding the city gates and arranging sentry guards on the towers, Yilan stationed all his soldiers in the inner city near the palace, and arranged a lookout post equipped with binoculars on the top of the highest spire in the palace. A sentinel signals where the city is under attack, and the connected families cast their magic spells to send troops swiftly to where the enemy appears.Of course, the family would not fight, and Elayne would not allow them to use the Power as a weapon, even if they wanted to.
Such a strategy has worked so far.Lower Caemlyn outside the city wall is a large area densely distributed with residential houses, shops, inns, and warehouses. The army can easily hide in it and approach the city wall from the dark.Three times Elayne's men had to fight within the walls, or to retake at least one tower, and these were bloody battles.Elayne could burn Lower Caemlyn, leaving Arimira's troops without cover, but such a fire could easily spread within the walls.With or without spring rains, this will lead to massive fires that cannot be contained.Now, people set fire to the city almost every night. It is very difficult to quell these disasters. Moreover, the people living in Lower Caemlyn have nothing to do with this war. Elayne does not want to be the memory of these people who destroyed their homes and lives. sinner.What annoys her is, why didn't she think of using her family's power sooner?If so, she wouldn't have to accept Haimin's blackmail.Now she even has to hand over a mile of Andor's land to them for this.Light, a mile of land!Her mother never gave up even an inch of land.Burn her, the war has left her no time to mourn her mother, and Lini, her old nurse.Lei Weixin killed her mother, and it is very likely that Lini also sacrificed to protect her. The white-haired Lini will never back down even in front of the Forsaken.Thinking of Lini, she seemed to hear the old nanny's high-pitched voice again.You can't put honey back in the hive, boy.The past is over, and she still has to live on.
"It looks like it's almost over this time," Caselle said. "They're retreating to the ladder." Indeed, Elayne could see her soldiers advancing all over the city walls, and Arimira's men walking at every step. They retreated and climbed up the battlements where their ladders came up. There were still people dying near the battlements, but the battle was drawing to a close.
Elayne was surprised to find herself kicking Fireheart in the ribs so hard that no one could catch her this time.With the shouts coming from behind, she galloped across the street, and before the gelding on her lap stopped completely, she jumped under the nearest tower.She pushed open the heavy outer door of the tower, pulled up the hem of her culottes, and ran up the tower's spiral staircase, all the while staring at her in amazement from the soldiers gathered in the tower's niches.The structures in these towers were designed to resist attackers descending the stairs into the city.Finally, the narrow staircase turned into a large room, and another staircase appeared on the opposite side of the room, continuing upwards in a spiral in the opposite direction.Twenty soldiers wearing different styles of armor are resting here. They are leaning against the wall, throwing dice, chatting and laughing, as if there are not countless corpses lying outside the door of the room locked with double iron latches.
When they saw Elan, they all opened their mouths in surprise.
"Oh, Your Highness, I won't do that." A hoarse voice sounded when Elayne stretched out his hand to the iron latch that sealed the door.Elayne ignored the speaker. She lifted the bar and opened the door.One hand grabbed the hem of her skirt, and she pulled the skirt out of that hand.
There were no Arimira's soldiers on the city wall, at least none of her soldiers standing here.There were dozens of people lying on the bloody street, some of them were motionless, some were still moaning, and Elayne didn't know which of them were Arimira's subordinates.The sound of clashing steel had disappeared, and most of the mercenaries were inspecting their wounds, or just crouched in place panting for breath.
"Shake the ladders, shake 'em down, and drag those damn ladders up!" Birgitte yelled, firing an arrow at the fleeing crowd on the dirt streets of Lower Caemlyn, then nodding again, firing . "If they still want to attack, let them make more ladders!" A few mercenaries leaned out from the battlements to carry out her orders, but few did. "I just knew that I shouldn't have let you come today." She continued to speak, nodding her arrow and drawing her bow as fast as she could.The crossbows on the towers also fired arrows at the enemy below, but the tile-roofed warehouses below provided good cover for the enemy.
It took a while for Elayne to realize that Birgitte's last words were addressed to her.Her face immediately heated up. "Then how are you going to stop me?" she said, straightening up.
Birgitte shot all the arrows in his quiver, lowered his bow, and turned to Elayne, his face clouded. "I can tie you up and have her sit on you." She nodded to Aviendha, who was striding out of the tower, wrapped in a halo of saidar power, but still holding her hand. Holding her knife, Caselle and the rest of the guards quickly followed behind her, all with stern faces and long swords in their hands.Seeing that Yilan was safe and sound, their expressions softened a little.She couldn't stand the fact that these damned people always treated her like a blown glass vase lest she should be smashed to pieces with a single touch.After today's incident, they will definitely get worse, but she can only continue to endure.
"I should have caught you," murmured Aviendha, rubbing her bottom with one hand, "but that stupid horse threw me." It was difficult to do such a thing, Aviendha must have fallen down by herself.After confirming the surrounding situation, Aviendha quickly put the knife back into the scabbard, and tried her best to pretend that she had never pulled out the knife, and the negative halo disappeared from her body.
"I'm safe." Elayne tried not to sound mean, but not very successfully. "Ming said, I will give birth to my two children, sisters, so until they are born, I will be fine."
Aviendha nodded slowly, showing a thoughtful expression, but Birgitte said angrily: "I hope you don't test her predictions like this, take too many risks, and you may find that she is wrong . ” This is so stupid, Ming never said it wrong, definitely not.
"That's from Odeon Mihori." A tall mercenary said in a cheerful and rough Morandi tone. He took off his helmet, revealing a thin face full of sweat and wearing a Waxed into a pointed gray streaked beard.Calling himself Les ya Barraman, he had eyes of stone and thin lips that always held a wicked smile.He had been listening to their conversation, and while speaking to Birgitte, his eyes had been on Elayne. "I know Mihori. Really, he's a good guy. I can't remember how many times I fought with him. The guy was going to go into the warehouse, but you shot him in the neck with an arrow, Marshal, what a pity."
Yilan frowned: "This is his choice, just like you made a choice, Captain, maybe you will regret your friend's death, but I hope you will not regret your choice." Most of the mercenaries who left the city, maybe even all of them, turned to Arimira. What she fears most now is that Arimira will bribe these mercenaries who are still in the city.These mercenary captains didn't report any abnormalities to her, but Aunt Hafur had already discovered that some mercenaries had contact with people of unknown origin, and this Ya Baraman was among them.
The Morandi gave Elayne another smirk, bowed formally, and added a gesture of flicking his cloak, though he wasn't wearing one. "Oh, I also often fight with him in hostile camps, Your Highness. At this time, if given the chance, I will kill him without hesitation, and he will not be soft on me. You have to understand , we are just acquaintances, not friends. After I accept the gold, I prefer to defend a city wall rather than attack it."
"I noticed some of your men carried crossbows, Captain, but I didn't see them shoot an arrow."
"A mercenary wouldn't do that." Birgitte said coldly.Annoyance came from the bondage, but Elayne didn't know whether she was angry at Ya Baraman or herself, and the anger quickly passed.Birgitte soon learned to control her temper after discovering that her and Elayne's emotions could affect each other through bondage.She probably expected Elayne to do the same, as Elayne expected her to.
Ya Baraman clamped the helmet to his waist. "You have to understand, Your Highness, this is our way. If you press too hard on those fleeing the battlefield, and you must put them to death, then the next time you escape, they may use the same method to make you Suffering. After all, the man who escaped from the battle will never fight you again, will he?"
"But he will come back tomorrow to kill you." Yilan snapped, "Next time, I want to see your crossbows in action!"
"Okay, Your Highness." Ya Baraman said in a stiff tone, and then bowed with the same stiff movement. "Forgive me, I still have to go and see my people." Without waiting for Elan's permission, he strode into the distance, shouting and ordering his people not to be lazy.
"Is he trustworthy?" Elayne asked in a low voice.
"Same as other mercenaries." Birgitte also replied in a low voice, "If someone gives him enough gold, their loyalty will become dice thrown on the table, even Matt Cawthorne can't Know what time they show when they stop."
It was a strange remark, and Elayne wondered how Mat was doing, and dear Tom and poor little Ofer.Every night, she prayed for their safe escape from the Seanchan, but there was nothing she could do for them, she had enough on her own right now. "Will he obey my order? The one about the crossbow?"
Birgitte shook her head, and Elayne sighed.Giving orders that are impossible to follow is bad, and it gets people used to disobeying orders.
Elayne approached her Warden and said in a voice close to a whisper, "You look tired, Birgitte." Such words should not be heard by others.Birgitte's face was tense, but her eyes showed a haggard look, which anyone could see, but Yuefu told Yilan that her exhaustion had penetrated into her bone marrow, and Yilan also felt unbearable. Tired, as if the limbs were filled with lead, it wasn't just emotion that was conveyed in their bondage. "You don't have to personally command every battle."
"Then who can replace me?" At this time, Birgitte's voice also showed exhaustion.Her shoulders sank, but she straightened up quickly and put on a powerful voice, she was supporting herself by sheer will.Yilan could feel the rock-like strength coming from the bondage, so strong that she wanted to cry. "My officers are all inexperienced children, or they are old men who should be dozing off in front of their grandson's fireplace. Of course those mercenary captains have such abilities, but I can't trust them, so, besides me, Who can it be?"
Yilan opened her mouth to refute. Of course, she knew that those mercenaries could not be relied on. Birgitte had explained it to her carefully, and those explanations only made her feel bitter.Sometimes the mercenaries will fight like the queen's guard; but other times, they will retreat in order to avoid too many casualties.If there are too few of them, it means they won't get much money the next time they are hired, unless enough new recruits can be found to replace the sacrificed ones.When the mercenaries withdraw from the battlefield in order to protect themselves, it often causes the victory already achieved to be turned into a disastrous defeat.However, they generally don't like doing it in full view, as it can damage their reputation and reduce their commission price.But Elan couldn't let Birgitte continue like this, she couldn't allow Birgitte to collapse due to fatigue, this was a loss she couldn't bear.Light, she wished Gareth Bren was here, Egwene needed him, but she needed him too.Before Yilan could think of what to say, a deafening explosion suddenly came from the city behind her.Elayne's mouth remained open, not for words, but for shock.
A moment ago, the sky above the inner city was still as clear as blue, but now, a huge black cloud was pressing down there like a mountain.Branch-shaped lightning kept falling, and the torrential rain seemed to form a gray wall, which looked as thick and strong as a city wall.The gold-plated dome of the royal palace was still shining brightly under the sunlight just now, but now it has been completely covered by the rain wall.The scope of the thunderstorm was limited to the inner city, and the sky in other places was still so bright that no trace of clouds could be seen. This was by no means a natural phenomenon.Elayne's astonishment lasted only for a moment, as three or five bolts of silver-blue lightning were bombarding Caemlyn, causing damage and even death throughout the city.How did those clouds come out?Yilan wanted to embrace the Yin force and dissolve the cloud, but the true source slipped away from her again and again. Yilan felt as if she was fishing for a bead from an oil tank. When she felt that she had pinched the bead Then, it slipped away again.Now she often encounters this situation.
"Aviendha, are you here to solve it?"
"No problem," Aviendha said, embracing saidar easily.Elayne suppressed a pang of jealousy.It's all damn Rand's fault, not her sisters. "Thank you, I still need to practice."
It wasn't right to say that, she was just making excuses.Aviendha began to weave the forces of wind, fire, water, and earth into an intricate web, almost as deftly as Elayne, only much slower.Elayne's sisters were not as adept at manipulating weather-related weaving as she was, and of course that was because Aviendha hadn't had the seafolk's careful guidance.Of course, the dark clouds will not disappear immediately following Avienda's weaving. First, the branch-shaped lightning becomes a strand, and then the number of lightning gradually decreases until it disappears completely. This is the most difficult part.If summoning lightning is like twirling a feather between your fingers, stopping lightning is like picking up an anvil with both hands.The jet-black clouds gradually dispersed at this time, becoming thinner and thinner, and this process was also quite slow.Changes to the weather that are too drastic can cause unexpected changes in the surrounding weather for miles around—maybe mild wind and light rain, or terrible thunderstorms.When the black cloud spread to the outer city walls of Caemlyn, the clouds had turned gray, and it rained continuously and steadily throughout Caemlyn.Elayne's curls, soon soaked with rain, clung to her scalp.
"Is it enough?" Aviendha smiled and turned away, letting the rain fall from her cheeks. "I love watching water fall from the sky." Light, hasn't she seen enough rain by now?This damn spring, it rains almost every day!
"It's time to go back to the palace, Elan." Birgitte said while putting the bowstring into his coat pocket.As the clouds moved towards them, she unstringed her bow. "These people need Aes Sedai's healing, and I feel like I ate my breakfast two days ago."
Elayne frowned.Yue Fu had already told her what Birgitte was thinking.They are in a hurry to go back now, just to keep Yilan from getting wet here, as if she will melt if she gets a little rain!Suddenly, she heard the groans of the wounded around her, and immediately felt a heat on her face.These people did need the care of the sisters, and even if Elayne could hold the shade, she would have little ability to heal the wounded, and Aviendha was no better at healing than she was.
"Okay," Elayne said.How she wished she could control her emotions!After all, it would make Birgitte happy too.A blush appeared on Birgitte's cheeks, echoing Elayne's shame.When she followed Elayne into the tower quickly, the combination of flush and frown made her look very strange.
Flameheart, Maijin, and the other horses stood calmly in place with the reins hanging down their necks. These horses, including Maijin, were all well-trained.The family members headed by Alise are still in the back alley.There were only these horses in the street by the city walls now, and there was not a single cart or carriage to be seen around.Every door is closed tightly, and all the windows are drawn with curtains. Maybe those rooms are no longer lived in. People know to stay away from the battlefield where hundreds of people are wielding swords as soon as possible.A curtain fluttered, and a woman's face appeared at that window for a moment, and disappeared again, and there were indeed some who had a terrible taste for killing.
The four family members still stand where they opened the passage hours ago, talking in low tones.They looked at the corpse at the base of the city wall and kept shaking their heads, but this was not the first time they had seen a dead person.None of them had been tested for promotion to apprentices, but they were all composed, and although their hair and dresses were soaked by rain, they stood in the rain as calmly as Aes Sedai.They already knew about Egwene's plan—the family organization would unite with the White Tower and become a place to accept retired Aes Sedai, which obviously eased their fears about the future.Especially when they learned that the rules of family organization continued to apply, even for retired Aes Sedai.Not all of the family believed in these promises. In the past month, seven people had escaped without leaving even a note, but most of them did, and this confidence added to their confidence. Strength, and the work required of them adds to their sense of honor.Elayne hadn't noticed this before—all along, they thought they were just a group of refugees in exile and depended entirely on her to survive.Now, they can hold their heads up and be human, and their faces are no longer full of worries.It's just unfortunate that they don't bow to their sisters like that anymore.However, their deference to Aes Sedai has been rapidly disappearing earlier. They used to think that Aes Sedai were existences beyond ordinary human beings. When they understood that a shawl could not make a woman extraordinary, It is true that there was a period of depression, but now, they have passed this period of depression.
Alise glanced at Elayne, bit her lip, and adjusted the hem of the brown skirt unnecessarily.She had argued with Elayne, asked to be "allowed" to come here, and Birgitte had nearly succumbed to her force once.Alice is a very strong woman. "Ready, Marshal?" she asked.
"Ready," Elayne said.But Alise waited until Birgitte nodded before connecting with the other three family members.She hadn't looked at Elayne since that one glance.Nynaeve should never try to "give them some backbone", and when she meets Nynaeve again, she must be taught a lesson.
The familiar vertical light appeared in front of Elan, quickly circled, and expanded into a large hole four steps wide and four steps high, revealing the scene of the large stable yard in the royal palace.The most conspicuous thing in that scene was one of the many tall white marble stables in the palace stables, but judging by the position of the arches of that stable, Elayne judged that the opening of the passageway seemed to be a bit off the center of the yard.It was only when she urged her horse into the stone-paved square that was completely wet by rain that she realized why.There is already a slightly smaller passage in the center of the yard, and two passages opened at the same spot cannot touch each other, even though the gap between them may be thinner than a knife's edge.From that passage, two ranks of cavalry were filing in, and out of the stables through the open iron gates, some of them in polished helmets and breastplates, or mail mail, and all of them under the Wearing the white-collared red tunic of the Queen's Guards.A tall, broad-shouldered man was standing in the rain watching the procession, his helmet tucked at his waist, and two gold knots adorned the left shoulder of his red coat.
"It's really a pleasure to see them," Birgitte murmured.Families in small groups were scouting the fields of Andor for those who would come to support Elayne, a dangerous job.So far, the family has brought back information that seems to indicate that dozens of King Qin's troops are moving around Caemlyn, looking for a way into Caemlyn, but they have only found five troops in total, less than a thousand.People have always been rumored that Arimira gathered an extremely large army and besieged the capital of Andor.The troops supporting the Chuankan family could only wander around, lest they be discovered by others, no matter who they might be.
As soon as Yilan's team appeared on the square, horsemen in red vests ran over, all with white lions embroidered on their left shoulders.A thin, buck-toothed old man with only a lock of white hair on his head held Flameheart's bridle, and another, equally thin, gray-haired old woman stabilized Elayne's stirrups and helped her dismount.Yilan didn't care about the raindrops falling on her body at all, striding towards the tall soldier, every time she landed, there was a splash of water.The soldier's hair hung down his face, but Elayne could tell he was a young man far from middle age.
"The light shines on you, officer," Elayne said. "Your name? How many troops did you bring? Where did they come from?" From the smaller passage, she could see the cavalry column extending to In a tall and dense forest, double columns are continuously advancing towards the passage.Elayne couldn't believe that there was such a large Queen's Guard hidden near Caemlyn.
"Charoz Gurburn, Your Majesty the Queen." He knelt down on one knee as he replied, and pressed a hand with a riding glove on the flagstone floor. "General Kindling of Yaringir allowed me to come to Caemlyn. At that time, we had just learned that Naian and others had escaped."
Elayne smiled. "Stand up, officer, I'm not queen yet." Yaringir?There can't be so many Queen's Guards there.
"Follow your orders, Your Majesty." He stood up and bowed deeply to Elayne again, his demeanor was not at all like saluting to a princess.
"Can we continue talking inside?" Birgitte interjected angrily.Gaben noticed the gold stripes on Birgitte's cuffs and the gold knots on his shoulders, so he gave her a military salute, and Birgitte also quickly crossed his arms across his chest, returning a military salute.He might have wondered why a woman should be a Marshal of the Queen's Guard, but he was certainly wise enough not to express such misgivings. "I'm soaked all over, and so are you, Elayne." Aviendha stood right behind Birgitte, wrapped her head in a shawl, and her white blouse and dark brown skirt were wrapped tightly in the wet. On his body, he didn't look as happy as when he saw the rain just now.The female guards were leading the horses to the stables, and only eight guards were left to protect Elan.Ge Ben didn't comment on these female guards either, he is really a very smart man.
Surrounded by the small procession, Elayne entered the colonnade leading to the palace entrance.Even in the palace, the female guards still surrounded her tightly, four in front and four behind, which made Elayne feel like a prisoner.After stepping out of the rain, she paused, trying to embrace saidar again.Using the Power to get the damp out of her clothes was never a difficult task, but once again the Source slipped away from her.Aviendha didn't know this weaving yet, so they just stood there and let the rain continue to drip from them.The iron pillar lamps lined up along the wall hadn't been lit yet, and the rainy weather made the place look rather dim.Ge Ben combed the hair on his face back with his fingers, Guangming, he is really a handsome man!That face must be more beautiful when it smiles.There was a tired look in his light green eyes, and it looked like he hadn't smiled in a long time.
"General Kindling said, I can try to summon the troops dismissed by Gabriel, Your Highness, as soon as I issued the summoning order, they all responded immediately. If you know how many of them have their uniforms stored in boxes, in order to You'd be surprised how many even took their armor with them when they were sent out. Strictly speaking, these are illegal, but I'm glad they did. Just when When I got the news that Caemlyn was under siege, it was too late. I thought about going directly to the city, but fortunately, Gigon and other ladies found me in time." A trace of confusion appeared on his face. "She gets very upset when I call her 'Aes Sedai,' but she must have sent us here through the One Power."
"That's the Power, except she's not an Aes Sedai," Elayne said impatiently. "How many do you have?"
"4,762 Queen's Guards, Your Highness, I also met some nobles who led guards to serve the king, please rest assured, before accepting them, I have confirmed their loyalty to you. They are not counted Great family, but they have about 5,000 men, Your Highness." His tone was calm and calm, as if he was not reporting that he had brought 10,000 troops, but that there were forty horses in the stables for Elayne to use. .
Elayne laughed and clapped her hands. "Great, General Gurburn! Great!" Arimira's army still far outnumbered hers, but the gap in their strength was not as great as before.
“女王卫兵的中尉，殿下，我是一名中尉。”
“从此刻起，你是葛本将军了。”
“并且是我的副官。”柏姬泰说，“至少暂时是，你展示出足够的智谋，看你的年纪，你也应该有一定经验了，这两者都是我需要的。”
葛本似乎是惊呆了，他一边鞠躬，一边有些结巴地表达着谢意。通常情况下，一个像他这样年纪的军人至少要再服役十到十五年才有可能晋升为将军，更不要说成为元帅的副官了，无论这是多么暂时的安排。
“我们早就应该换上干衣服了。”柏姬泰继续说道，“特别是你，伊兰。”护法的约缚传来不可动摇的决心，如果伊兰再耽搁下去，柏姬泰很可能会亲手把她拖回寓所去。
炽热又锐利的愤怒涌上伊兰的心头，但她努力把火气压了下去，她的部队几乎扩充了一倍，她不会让任何事情破坏今天的好心情，而且，她也很想换上干衣服。