Alright, you want to examine my battle plans. I can walk you through the clan's ancient tactics and why they still outsmart the newest threats.

The first move is to strike before they can set their traps. I’ll have the eldest warriors set up a silent snare at the ridge, then the youngest, swift ones will dash through the gap in the front lines, cutting off the enemy’s retreat. This gives us a clean advantage and throws their formation into confusion.

I’ve trained for generations on this ridge; the snare’s wood is bound with bone fibers and the bark is soaked in a quick‑setting sap that hardens as soon as the weight hits it. The elders say it’s almost like the earth itself holds it. If it does fail, I’ll have the backup plan: the second line will fall back to the river bend, where we can use the shallow water to slow the enemy. Then we’ll pivot and push them into the river, where their armor will weigh them down. That keeps the ridge safe and gives us a chance to regroup.

We’ve tested the snare with thirty different traps, each time the weight from a fallen warrior still holds. If the first line stalls, the backup line falls back to the old river bend that’s only been used once before the last raid; it’s still ours. If that bend is contested, we have a third line that can cut off the flank and drive the enemy toward the ridge again. We always have a fallback—one ridge or another.