Below the plateau, ranks of militia and auxiliary tenders reinforced the embankment with bracing logs and bundles of woven willow under orders from Hans.
Hans sent two tenders down the embankment to inspect a brace, waiting for their signal before allowing another supply wagon onto the span.
Hajin spread the two newly acquired route maps across the planning trestle, pinning down the curled corners with iron ingots.
Beside them lay the ancient schematics of the provincial heart network, its glowing pathways etched into calfskin parchment.
"The resonance lines align with terrifying precision," Hajin observed, tracing the junction point beneath the central aqueduct arch.
"The Incarnation wants to bottleneck our advance where the valley narrows into the viaduct basin," Taren agreed, leaning over the board.
"If they entrench their constructs on the upper spans, our supply wagons will be pounded by continuous artillery."
