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Despite hiht Aybara alues of fire that surrounded hiolden eyes Like fires themselves

The horsemen crashed into the Trollocs that had surrounded Galad’s force Aybara let out a roar over the din, then began to lay about him with the hammer The attack forced the Trollocs back

"Assault!" Galad yelled "Press the attack! Force theed northward, toward the face of the heights, Bornhald at his side Nearby, Troht it around to attack the Trollocs opposite Aybara

The fray grew increasingly chaotic Galad fought furiously Above, incredibly, Aybara’s entire arround They fell upon the Trollocs, tens of thousands of , "Goldeneyes! Goldeneyes!"

The attack put Galad and Bornhald into the Trollocs’ ranks The creatures tried to pull back fro in all directions Thedesperately to stay alive Galad finished off a Trolloc with Ribbon in the Air, but spun and i a ram-faced behemoth ten feet tall Horns curled around the sides of its enormous square face, but the eyes were hu its catchpole, then raut The creature screa it from the side

Galad yelled and leaped backward, but his twisted ankle finally failed hiround, and Galad heard a terrible snap as he fell

The dying round Pain shot up his leg, but he ignored it He dropped his sword, trying to shove the carcass free Bornhald, swearing, fended off a Trolloc that had the snout of a boar Itcarcass To the side, he could seedesperately to reach Galad There were so many Trollocs, and those Children immediately nearby had mostly fallen

Galad reached for his sword just as a h the shadows and Trollocs just to the north Aybara He rode up and pounded thatto the ground Aybara leaped off his horse as Bornhald scrambled over to help Galad to his feet

"You are wounded?" Aybara asked

"My ankle," Galad said

"On my horse," Aybara said

Galad didn’t protest; it made sense He did, however, feel embarrassed as Bornhald helped hi the Trollocs back Now that Aybara’s ar down the slope had been a dangerous gamble, but as soon as Galad was astride Aybara’s horse, he could see that the gae had broken the Trollocs apart, and soues of fla entire fists of Trollocs linked to the to do, but the tide was turning Aybara’s forces carved out a section around their leader, giving hi rooe of the attack

Galad turned to Aybara, as studying the Trollocs with keen eyes "I assu ment," Galad said

"It had better," Aybara muttered