Ewetopia

The Ewetopian forces drew up their line: the great war-palanquins in the center, gaudy with paint and gilding, sixty feet long or more, with armored bearers and rams on their prows; to the flanks, the lighter fighting palanquins, unarmored but swift and bearing ready archers; and ahead, a cloud of two- and four-bearer litters carrying skirmishers and scouts. All eyes were upon the general's craft; the black banner waved, with one voice the warriors roared their war-cry, and the force surged forward across the plain.