Malin huddled against the wall on the second floor; a Chaos fireball had just visited the window opposite him. Considering there might still be some archer watching, Malin could only reload his firearm whilst lamenting about the extent to which Pamir City had become tainted.
After they entered the eastern district of the city, they actually began to encounter Chaos warriors. The fact that they hadn't anticipated meeting them cost their side seven dead and eleven wounded just to kill those Chaos warriors. Before they could catch their breath, the Chaotic Believers launched a cluster charge.
Although Lady Manli's guards had brought over two four-pound cannons with horses, they could not set them up before the close-quarters battle commenced; clearly, they couldn't just bomb the melee.
So the guards had to carry the two four-pound cannons up to the second floor.
