During our negotiation attempts, some skirmishes made their side suffer more casualties, so after consolidating our army around the fortress, we had no trouble breaching the walls.
We also knew that any man standing ahead of us was unwilling to give up and should be treated as an enemy.
The battle was much more hectic inside than during the siege, but it was not among the hardest we faced.
Hamperlon's army had decreased in both number and average level.
However, perhaps due to my own tendency to be cautious, I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was not right.
The island was home to some of the most important mines Hamperlon had.
Its conquest was recent.
And yet, our biggest obstacle thus far had been the weather and the island's natural defensiveness.
The men we negotiated with weren't even knights...
As Mia and I swept through the corridors, small groups blocked our path, but we saw no leaders among them.
