



‘Well, Ballaw De Quincewold, what’s to report?’ The irrepressible hare wiped dust from his half-scone ration and looked up at the sky. The badger wiped a sandy paw across her scorched muzzle. Rowanoak drank half her water, passing the rest on to Brome, who distributed it among the wounded. The hare sat wearily against one of the sandbanks that had been shorn up either side of the cart, Rowanoak slumped beside him. There were still plenty of rocks to sling, Keyla and Tullgrew taking charge of the slingers whilst Ballaw managed a frugal breakfast. The javelin supply was depleted, one shaft being retained for each creature in the event that paw-to-paw combat would be their final stand. Smoke-grimed and bleary-eyed, they had plucked burning arrows from the wood, strung them on their bows and returned them to stick blazing in the gates of Marshank.

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