The barrage of mortar rounds alerted the defenders in town that there was a ground battle occurring in the distance, and General Alator prepared to send troops to relieve what could only be Dominic's force.
"General, are you sure that they need our help? I hear a lot of explosions. That has to be more than just the Duke and a handful of Trolls." One of the town guard officers asked.
"Trust me, that's him. The force isn't large enough to be anyone else, and only the Duke would use mortars on Goblins like that."
The soldiers laughed. The old man had a point. The mortars could tear through the ranks of even Level Five monsters like Hobgoblins, Kobolds, and such. But someone was blasting apart a horde of common Goblins with them.
Ammunition was a limited resource, and only the Duskblade Sect and a few members of the guard force had an orb to make them.
