During the time the two of them disappeared, the Immortals surprisingly did not resume their attack, as if waiting for the pair to return.
This also bought the defenders inside the city some breathing room.
The guards on the city walls looked listless. To them, this brief calm was as agonizing as a death row inmate waiting for the executioner's axe. They leaned quietly against the battlements, clutching their weapons—perhaps only their weapons could give them a shred of security.
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