Chapter 122: Preventative Artillery
The order was quickly written, and a new mage was called in to reinforce the barrier over the top of the Keep the moment that the guns started to fire.
For a few tense minutes, they waited, and then the barrage of cannon fire from the walls began. It was coming from all sides of the tower, letting Dominic know that while they didn’t report any attacks over the evening, the enemy had moved their forces to surround the city, and not just to focus on the North wall.
That was a questionable call if they didn’t know how many defenders were in Burton. But if they knew that they had a significant advantage, they might be hoping to spread the defenders so thin that they couldn’t effectively protect every front.
They should know that the gunpowder had been spoiled as well.
But that reminded Dominic.
"What did they do to spoil the gunpowder? They didn’t pilfer a portion of it to use against the Keep later, did they?" He asked.
The elder son of the Marquis shook his head. "No, it’s all there, and all the kegs were full. They poured them full of wine from barrels that were stored in the same area for soldier rations."
Princess Alexis made an annoyed sound, and then shook her head.
"The wine will take forever to dry out from the gunpowder, and I have no idea how bad the leftover product will be. I wouldn’t count on salvaging any of it. But that makes it even more important that we keep up the rotation of mages along the walls.