Grobak looked high up in the sky and was shocked by the scene he saw. He had been leading an army consisting of over a dozen tribes to the mountain pass which separated the Steppes and the Scarlet Blood Empire. Although the tribes were in disarray after the news of the Harkul's defeat and the chaos caused by Aleks, the tribes in the North continued to watch the pass. It was their responsibility to defend the Steppes from the vampires to the north. Seeing an opportunity, Grobak used this to unite a large portion of the Steppe tribes and led his army with haste towards the pass.
He had met some resistance, but he had easily quashed any who stood against him. There were no Legendary beings in any of the northern tribes so it wasn't a difficult matter to settle those who stood against him. With his army of tribal elites and his own personal strength, who could resist his might? Especially among a people who respected strength above all.