Like a finely tuned machine, the defensive line sharply contracted, and Motan's support squad was 'unfortunately' left outside the defensive system.
A team in a perilous situation, the Northern Expeditionary Army headquarters naturally wouldn't abandon them to die, but both redeploying personnel on the fly and choosing the right moment to support them required time. At that moment, the person in charge of the outermost two defense lines of the second battalion, Wolens Carleni, happened to be reporting to the first battalion. Though his deputy promptly sent someone to report, by the time Wolens received the message and organized a rescue team, a full ten minutes had passed since Motan and his people were attacked!
Ten crucial minutes that determined life and death!
