
"Chapter 52," he finally said. "That's what they'll call this part of the tale. 'The Rearguard's Final Stand.'"
He allowed himself the ghost of a smile. "Forty-four. I counted." "Chapter 52," he finally said
"Five caltrops, Helm. Against forty-seven feral beasts." Helm. Against forty-seven feral beasts." However
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