As she climbed the stairs toward the command post on the eastern walls, Leah caught a glimpse of the aftermath of the battle that had taken place along the river. The dark humps of corpses could be seen on both sides of the river, still warm enough that the snow that fell on them melted. The fire on the sinking Gryphon II had spread to other ships, and, having run aground at the entrance to the forest, its flames had ignited the low-hanging, leafless branches of the Borderwoods. Several ...