Nine days east of the River P'atha, Duiker looks over Coltaine's Chain of Dogs as it continues to march westward. They are tired, dusty, and dying of thirst. The column is laid as this from front to rear: Tithansi Raiders are constantly skirmishing with the Wickan rearguard, attacking the tail end of the column. They are under the leadership of a new and nameless commander within Kamist Reloe's Army of the Apocalypse.