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"Everyone to your positions!" the General shouted with all his might. "Immediately!"
As the General commanded, everyone followed. Rania bid her farewell to Elliot and hurried towards the tower to join the archers and mages. Elliot was left at the City Gates with the platoon he joined. The platoon leaders took charge of them and instructed them of what to do. Like the General, each platoon leaders were not merely leaders in name, but all of them possessed great leadership and were very knowledgeable in terms of war stratagems.