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Perrin pulled Stepper back, foot soldiers for the Trollocs Of course, even one was too anda trotted up on his horse He’d lost his hel broadly "I’ve rarely had such a pleasing battle, Aybara," he said "Ene of pity for, a perfect staging area and defensible position Archers to dreaaps! I’ve laid down over two dozen of the beasts lad we followed you!"

Perrin nodded He didn’t point out that one of the reasons they were having an easy time of it was that most of the Trollocs were focused on the Whitecloaks Trollocs were nasty, s, and they had a fiercely selfish streak Charge up the hillside at balls of fire and longbowents of cavalry? Better to seek the easier foe, and it made tactical sense, too Focus on the easier battle first, when you had two fronts to fight on

They were trying to crush the Whitecloaks back against the hillside as quickly as possible, and had swares, separating groups of the this understood tactics; this wasn’t the work of Trolloc ar’s voice rose above the din of howling Trollocs He scrambled up to Stepper’s side "You askedWell, you’ll want to look,a chopping motion Grady and Neald stood behind him, on a rock formation that could look doard the roadway Their main orders were to take down any Myrddraal they spotted Perrin wanted to keep as hts; it could cost dozens of lives to kill a single Myrddraal with the sword or axe Best to kill with Fire, fro one of the Fades woulda complement of Trollocs linked to it

The Asha’an a full assault on the Trollocs, fire flying fro the Trollocs back down the incline Perrin’s foot soldiers pulled back for a fewdown the slope to the south, holding Mah’alleinir down by his leg Below, Da even worse than Perrin had worried The Trollocs had drilled forward, nearly dividing the Whitecloaks into two sections TheGalad, ht on three fronts Their backs were to the hillside, and roups of cavalry had been cut off fro

Gallenne trotted up beside Perrin "The Trollocs are still appearing I’d guess fifty thousand of the beasts so far The Asha’man say they’ve only sensed the one channeler, and he isn’t engaging"

"The one leading the Shadoon’t want to co the high ground They’ll leave the Trollocs to do what daain the upper hand If they do, ill see channelers come out"

Gallenne nodded

"Damodred’s force is in trouble"

"Yes," Gallenne said "You positioned us well to help the down for the hiainst the hillside We could sweep down and surprise the beasts with a broadside, breaking through and freeing Daet themselves up on the plateau here"

Gallenne frowned "Pardon, Lord Perrin, but I must ask What is it that you feel you owe them? I would have sorrowed if, indeed, we’d coic But I see no reason to help the to do"

"That is a subject of debate," Gallenne said, shaking his hel the Trollocs and Fades is excellent, for every one that falls is one fewer to face at the Last Battle Ourthem, and can learn to control their fears But that slope is steep and treacherous; if you try to ride down to Da anyway," Perrin said "Jori, go get the Two Rivers men and the Asha’e" He looked down again Memories of the Two Rivers flooded his rearmer in his fist "I won’t leave them to it, Gallenne Not even thee man, Aybara" Gallenne hesitated "And one of true honor Yes, I will"

"Good Jori, getWe must reach Dah the ripped in sweaty fingers His entire body ached Moans ca--Trollocs dying--so Barely

The night was dihtainst darkness, who could?

The Trollocs began howlingto one another in a crude, snarling tongue that caused him to pull back in revulsion Trollocs could speak? He hadn’t known that What had drawn their attention?

And then he saw it A hail of arrows, falling from above, ripped into ranks of the nearby Trollocs The Two Rivers bowmen lived up to their reputation Galad wouldn’t have trusted most archers to shoot like that, not without stray arrows falling on the Whitecloaks These archers were precise, however

The Trollocs screamed and howled Then, frohts flashed around theolden lances They illuminated the horsemen in silver

It was an incredible h that horses could have tripped, fallen, tumbled the entire force into a useless alloped sure-footed, lances glea And at their front rode a bearded h Perrin Aybara hi, carried by ajust behi