As the week passed , the air around Arduronaven had transformed. Where there was once open land, now stood four well-organized camps surrounding the fortified city, each positioned to lock down one side of Arduronaven, forming a complete blockade. Tents were set in orderly rows, with barriers and defensive ditches encircling each camp . Soldiers, numbering around 2,200 in total, had worked tirelessly alongside various laborers brought by Egil, under the direction of Alpheo's engineers to secure their positions, carving trenches and reinforcing embankments, each camp becoming its own miniature fortress.
Around the camps, fires burned steadily as the soldiers settled into a rhythm of watch rotations, readying themselves for the siege ahead.
