Marthio's army stood in formation, a determined line braced against the chill air and the weight of the battle soon to come. On the left flank, Orwan Kantazoukenes, the current Pater Autoritas of the same house responsible for the events that led to the civil war that saw the battle of the shifting sand happen , led his division. At his left was the lake, which made it much easier to create a deep-rank formation without the fear of being flanked.
In the center stood the forces led by Thyris Veritita, the proud son of Lisidor Veritita, which was one amongst the great houses of the south that helped in raising this army. Thyris, a man of youthful but fierce resolve, held his soldiers in tightly packed ranks, their formation designed for defence. Clad in reinforced mail and helms that glinted under the sparse sunlight, his soldiers gripped their spears and shields , ready to face whatever Mavius' forces would bring.
