Seven hundred cavalrymen, a few hundred yards from the river's surface, on this fatal escape route, more than two hundred of them vanished forever in the depths of the water. The riverine warriors, seeming clumsy and weighty on land, moved fluidly underwater, imprinting a nightmare on the mercenaries' minds for a lifetime.
Rangers and light cavalrymen managed to land on the river mud only after teetering on the verge of life and death. Many, unable to bear the overwhelming mental torment, vomited violently, clutching their throats.
Was the land safe?
