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	King Alistair could hear the roar of battle cries from the east. The clanging of swords against shields echoed through the thinning mist as the sun rose higher into the morning sky. The King didn't know if General Caradoc was able to deliver on his word of raising as much ruckus as he could without ''actually'' engaging in close combat. But if the experienced mercenary in Alistair had to venture a guess, the lack of ~~tension~~ he ~~felt~~ in the air was a sign that Caradoc's men were indeed more bark than bite.		King Alistair could hear the roar of battle cries from the east. The clanging of swords against shields echoed through the thinning mist as the sun rose higher into the morning sky. The King didn't know if General Caradoc was able to deliver on his word of raising as much ruckus as he could without ''actually'' engaging in close combat. But if the experienced mercenary in Alistair had to venture a guess, the lack of bloodlust that he sensed in the air was a sign that Caradoc's men were indeed more bark than bite.

	"Cavalry from the west!"		"Cavalry from the west!"
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	''About fucking time,'' he thought.		''About fucking time,'' he thought.

	Alistair looked to the distance where his spell-enhanced vision cut deep into the fog. The results weren't perfect, as the refracting mist caused objects in the distance to become blurry as if he had myopia. Nevertheless, the King could just barely make out a column of riders clad in brightly colored tabards and barding. They were emerging around the road's gradual bend ~~nearly~~ a kilopace away. The heavy cavalry was screened by two squads of light cavalry which advanced along the tree line on both sides of the Imperial Highway.		Alistair looked to the distance where his spell-enhanced vision cut deep into the fog. The results weren't perfect, as the refracting mist caused objects in the distance to become blurry as if he had myopia. Nevertheless, the King could just barely make out a column of riders clad in brightly colored tabards and barding. They were emerging around the road's gradual bend over a kilopace away. The heavy cavalry was screened by two squads of light cavalry which advanced along the tree line on both sides of the Imperial Highway.

	The King had heard that due to prolonged influence from their neighbors, some Belgae nobles, particularly those who had lived under the Imperium for too long, preferred to train their retinue as armored horsemen rather than foot soldiers. Nevertheless, the raising of heavy cavalry was frowned upon by the late Emperor Geoffroi for a reason -- they were simply too expensive to maintain in large numbers, and often cut deeply into purses that were better spared for developing much-needed civil infrastructure.		The King had heard that due to prolonged influence from their neighbors, some Belgae nobles, particularly those who had lived under the Imperium for too long, preferred to train their retinue as armored horsemen rather than foot soldiers. Nevertheless, the raising of heavy cavalry was frowned upon by the late Emperor Geoffroi for a reason -- they were simply too expensive to maintain in large numbers, and often cut deeply into purses that were better spared for developing much-needed civil infrastructure.

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