Lily's order was sound, but Ethan knew it was only a temporary fix. The entrance tunnel narrowed to a choke point where no more than four enemies could advance side by side, and in theory that bottleneck could be held for a very long time, perhaps even indefinitely if everything went perfectly.
But nothing ever did. Attrition was the real enemy.
Mana potions for the healers and health potions for the frontline were being drained at a terrifying pace, and those were not cheap or limitless supplies. No one here had enough to sustain a prolonged siege. If this dragged on, they would lose, not to skill or tactics, but to empty belts and dry inventories. The only real solution was to end the fight quickly.
