Bab 338: The Birth of a Leader - Part 14

"WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?" He shouted.

As he shouted, he took a step forward, and so too did all the armies, on all sides. They took their steps, and all the monsters gave out eager cries, excited by the prospect of flesh.

This sent a shiver through the villagers.

"You're afraid!" The mage said triumphantly.

Yet there was no longer any sign of them breaking. The biggest surprises had already been overcome. They knew their fate now, they saw it right in front of them – hell at the hands of a handsome man. There could be no bigger surprises than that.

Now that the mage's power no longer had an effect, now that he could not command them completely from a distance, he'd lost the hold he had on them, despite still having them inside his cage of monsters.