Chapter 163

• As the tanks crossed the border and rolled into Northern territory, the soldiers began cheering.
• It started with one voice, then spread down the line until the whole column was alive with it, fists raised, rifles lifted toward the sky. They moved like men who had already won, the armored vehicles advancing in a loose, confident formation that looked more like a victory parade than an invasion.
• Aldrevon watched from his command vehicle with quiet satisfaction.