The reinforcements Morgan had brought helped the defenders of the Lake of Tears buy the civilians more time to flee toward Ravenheart. They might not have lasted two days, as Nightingale had hoped for, but the furious battle did rage on throughout the morning and well past noon, almost reaching its second sunset.
In the end, however, it was all pointless.
Even while holding his best chess pieces back and spread thin across three battlefronts — Moonriver Plains, Glass Hell, and Chained Isles — Mordret still crushed them.
The Saints had exhausted their essence. The Ascended were riddled with wounds and losing all hope. The Awakened warriors suffered grievous losses, dying in scores despite the blessing of their goddess.
