By the time Luna brought him to hover above the riverbank, the thought that this was a trap was incessantly nagging at Gaven's mind, especially since the mercenaries, after having assembled, were delayed in launching their attack, simply crouching by the edge of Yewen Pond, then igniting an array of bonfires, and arranging a substantial amount of combustibles at the front of their formation.
One look was all it took to know that they were preparing to launch an attack with a volley of flaming arrows.
Thornspike and the Enlightened Tree Army he led had also reached the riverbank, less than five hundred meters from the enemy, their advance extremely slow.
The ground here was soft and sandy, each step they took left a large deep pit, and they had to expend considerable energy to maintain their balance.
"Cease the attack, spread out, all treants, disband and spread out."
"Pikespirits, to the front, use the Entanglement Spell, cover their surroundings."
