Chapter 70

The Qartheen riders wore copper-scaled armor, their heads protected by long-snouted helms adorned with copper fangs and long black feathers. They sat tall upon ornate saddles inlaid with rubies and garnets.

But their mounts were not horses—they rode camels, larger and more tightly bound to their riders.

This formation, while troublesome for the khalasar and the Unsullied, was not insurmountable. Camels were not only sluggish, but slow to respond. Once overwhelmed by the crushing blows of the giants or the ferocious charges of braid-bearing warriors atop elephants, their riders were as good as dead.