They reached the foot of the volcano in less than an hour. The barren ground around the volcano was littered with blood colored rocks and boulders. Other the contrast between the color of the normal ground color and the bright red of the rocks it reminded Dave of some of the NASA photos he'd seen showing the rocky landscape of the planet Mars.
Bud the ghoul broke his normal silence, "Lord draugr."
Dave looked at Bud in question.
"Scent. Blood, but…not. Demons. They hide."
Bud's words were few, but it was all the information Dave needed.
"All right. Ready up, Formation 'A'! Archers and casters to the rear! Files One and Two guard the ranged units, the rest behind the dunlords!"
Formation 'A' was a spearhead formation, with Dave, on Stinger, positioned in the middle and four dunlords to each side protecting him from being flanked. The final Dunlord was in front of him acting as the tip of the 'spear.'
