The palace corridors were narrower than the avenues, and narrower was what Khao'khen wanted.
The Rakshas could not deploy in the corridors. The broad shield coverage was wasted in spaces where no more than four warriors could stand abreast. The Rhakaddons were outside, holding the compound courtyard where their bulk served as a living barricade against any barbarian counterattack through the palace's western doors. What entered the palace was the 3rd Warband and the 4th Warband, moving in the staggered column formation that Arka'garr had developed for the urban clearance operations in Greywater and refined through every engagement since.
Stabbing swords. Short thrusts. The weapons that worked in the space that the space allowed.
