People trembled around Hedda as another wave of magical projectiles impacted the improvised defenses. Around her, Yino soldiers crouched behind walls of water or crystallized earth, the purple material glowing with each impact.
The sound was deafening, a constant cacophony of destruction that made conversation nearly impossible.
"Stay together!" shouted Sergeant Korren from somewhere to her left, his voice barely audible over the constant roar of combat. "Once we cross completely, we can disperse!"
Hedda nodded, though she knew the sergeant couldn't see her through the chaos of bodies and magical barriers. She found herself near the center of the bridge and formation, technically protecting one of the army's healers. It was the perfect excuse to avoid being at the front, her duty along with several others was to keep support specialists safe.
