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He thanked Paladine that it was not a long climb. The
campfires became visible just after he had cleared the tops
of the trees. Further in, the pass sank deeply, giving him a
much better view of the region than he had hoped. Seeing
the vast number of fires, Garrick knew he had located the
Queen's forces. They had dared to settle in an area where
they could easily have been trapped if there had existed an
army to trap them. The northern garrison, of course, was too
small. All other resistance had been crushed. The
commander of the army had a right to be confident.
Tomorrow they would head through the pass and into
the unprotected lands. It would not take them long to reach
the garrison then. The battle would be even shorter.
Once more, he wished that Standel had survived rather
than he. Standel would have looked at the massed forces
and scoffed. He would have organized, would have planned.
Garrick had only a few wild ideas and a hope that Paladine
would grant him the chance.
His head pounding, Garrick returned to his mount. The
horse was grazing peacefully. He saw no reason to disturb
the animal. Auron had already performed miracles for his
master. The knight could not honestly ask for anything
more
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