[h2][center][color=fff79a]Alexander Myerscough[/color][/center][/h2][hr]
[color=f7941d]"Be brave men..."[/color] 

Lord William of Acity was busy doing two things at the same time: maintaining morale within the cavalries and keep watch on the advancing horsemen. They were auxiliaries troops, but they were indeed very courageous and fierce. But that was just something they put up initially. The question whether or not they would flee from the battlefield was yet to be answered. The same could be said for his own men. The light cavalries were mercenaries, not soldiers. So even if King Alexander did make a motivational speech, its effectiveness was questionable.

[color=f7941d]"Keep it steady lads. Bend if you must but never breaks! And keep on watching our allies on our flanks!"[/color]

As the Zathii's cavalry attacked in place, the Lord, Alexander and the entire light cavalry units began to brace for the seemingly immenent impact of their cavalry charge. But in reality, they simply turned away and threw their javelins at the Allied cavalry. 

Such a cheap and poor tactic...

It appeared that they weren't intending to attack head on. Or rather, their abilities to retaliate was reduced when engaged closely. They had the momentum to charge and try to rout the Allied cavalry, but did not. That was their mistake. A small, seemingly invisible mistake. But they weren't fooling anyone. The young yet talented king, Alexander Myerscough, had seen it.

Still, the javelin barrages were brutal. The main difference was that they weren't arrows. Arrows were weak against Acity's armor, but javelins were not. They had more penetration value, and could punch through even the toughest armor if landed at a correct angle. A few of the Acity's cavalries were killed in the process, some horses were knocked dead, but thankfully, the entire body still retained its stability and combat capability, although with slightly dropped morale. 

Alexander was miraculously unharmed due to the fact that several soldiers were shielding him from the javelin barrage. He watched as the Zathii turned their horses away as if they were forming a circle, and that the Uruks were beginning their engagement, by engaging them in a similar fashion, but with some melee fighting. 

The battle plan was drawn inside his head. The Acity cavalries were sitting idly behind all the time until now. The Uruks and Zathii were not far away from them. The Zathii were still running around in circles on their horses, having finished nearly half of the circle. The Zathii cavalries, as observed, apparently did not have good experience with close quarter combat. So if he could intercept them directly and closely, not only they would have to fight against both sides' cavalries, but also their javelin's effectiveness would be reduced considerably. The light cavalries may be mercenaries, but not any chumps who just enlisted. They must have had at least somewhat experience handling with this, so comparing them with the rest of those Zathii, they were a perfect match for each other. 

The King made his plan. He will counter-charge them before they begin to make their turn towards him, cut their formation into two, and combine with the Uruks to mop up one side of the disorganized formation. They were moving pretty quickly, so if he was intending to take this on them, he would have to attack immediately. In moments like this, perfect timing are a must.

[color=fff79a]"Lord William!"[/color] He called

[color=f7941d]"Yes your highness?!"[/color]

[color=fff79a]"Head to where our horse archers are standing, and summon them here at once. Our allies will need every possible support they can get!"[/color]

[color=f7941d]"Yes your highness!"[/color]

With this, William rode away from the ranks. All of a sudden, Alexander quickly unsheathed his sword, as he shouted loudly from his horse.

[color=fff79a]"Soldiers! Fortune has brought all of us today to fight alongside me today, the conqueror of the Northern empire! You have the great honor of showing me what you can do!"[/color] 

Alexander waited for a few seconds, before continuing. 

[color=fff79a]"Swords out!"[/color]

The entire squad complied. The unsheathing sound echoed valiantly into the eternal blue sky. With one long, loud and clear voice, the king of conquerors shouted.

[color=fff79a]"CHARGE!!!"[/color]

That sudden, the entire cavalry regiment began to move. From simple trots, to fast canters and then until the gallops of 600 hooves thundered across the battlefield. The Acity's cavalry was heading dead straight for the center of the Zathii's cavalry. If they managed to hit, a rout in that center was totally within reach