With the booming of large drums which was so loud that it felt as if the earth, itself, was shaking, a large retinue made its way towards Daneel.
He had chosen a simple 2-row formation of soldiers, with a small, newly added unit at the back.
It was the elves, who had already begun their integration into his army.
These elves, in particular, were the elite ones who were usually in charge of protecting the Queen. Yet, Katerina had insisted that he should take a part of them, as he currently had almost no mages to field.
So, Daneel had obliged, and he had also been quite happy on seeing the graceful attitude of the elves, who seemed genuinely happy even if they were powerful members of their species who were being commanded by him.
The Queen of Arafell, on the other hand, seemed to have chosen quite the method of pomp.
