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Dragonlance Preludes 2 Vol 2 - Flint The King
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. But all they had to do was hold,
since the steep river bank beyond the breastwork blocked
the derro advance.to that side. The wall of the earthwork it-
self would then force the Theiwar to attack upward, and
give the defenders a significant advantage.
The first rank of black-armored mountain dwarves
reached the ditch at the foot of the redoubt. The Theiwar
ranks quickly scrambled through the shallow trench. The
glowing piles of the haybales, mostly' consumed by now,
collapsed into cinders, but even so the derro were forced to
march around the hot coals. They were armed with two-
handed battle-axes, but they held the weapons in one hand,
using the other to help them scramble up the steep breast-
work.
Flint saw Perian leap forward and drive her axe down
through the iron helmet of a Theiwar. Basalt, too, swung his
blade and sent an attacking mountain dwarf tumbling back-
ward into the ditch. All along the line, the dwarves stood
atop the low wall, hacking and chopping at the derro com-
ing up beneath them.
The Aghar of the Creeping Wedgie surged along the top
of the redoubt, bashing their shields onto the heads of
climbing Theiwar, causing more confusion
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