The orcish tide, a churning mass of muscular flesh and crude weaponry, recoiled. For two hours, they had pressed against the Threian lines, a relentless wave of brutality.
Broken spears littered the ground, mingling with the bodies of both orcs and Threian soldiers. The air hung thick with the coppery tang of blood, the stench of sweat and decay, punctuated by the occasional guttural orcish roar or the pained cry of a dying man. Then, the Third Spear Cavalry arrived.
Their charge, a disciplined wedge of iron and muscle, cleaved through the orcish ranks. Long spears, tipped with wickedly sharp Threian iron, found purchase in the softer flesh of the orcs.
The cavalry cut a swathe through the disorganized orcish formation, scattering them like chaff before a gale. Orcs fell from where they stood, their bodies trampled under the hooves of warhorses. Those who attempted to flee were cut down by pursuing cavalrymen, their screams swallowed by the chaos of battle.