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. The derro caught the full brunt of the
oily, noxious mist. The vapor was so heavy that it spread in
a cloud barely higher than the head of a tall dwarf, flowing
like liquid across the battlefield.
The first rank in the center of the charging Theiwar
dropped like felled pigeons. The next rank staggered and
stopped as the sludge gas enveloped it; the dwarves stum-
bled and fell, senseless, coughing and retching.
The gas dissipated the farther it spread, and its intensity
diminished. But it reduced any Theiwar luckless enough to
be caught within its oily folds to paroxysms and gagging. As
Flint had intended, the noxious mist spread into a wedge in
the center of the Theiwar formation. By the time the king
climbed back up to the redoubt - now clear of the heavy
gas - he could see that the thane's forces had been split in
two by the creeping stench.
Many of the derro stopped, looking around anxiously.
Others behind them stumbled to a halt. Through the dark-
ness, Flint saw the neat formation of the Theiwar dissolve
into a collection of surprised, confused soldiers. The charge
had been effectively delayed
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