"NO! Do not fire until you can see the whites in their eyes! Charge first, then fire. Not fire from hundreds of meters away and then charge." The Hussar Captain yelled at the Echyan cavalry regiment. "God forgive me... I might kill these men before the Dashkatar do." The Captain cursed in Attolian as he then told the translator to get the Echyans to redo the exercise. The Captain then noticed a Colonel approach him, which is when he snapped to attention and saluted the officer. "How can I help you, sir?" "What's with all the yelling Captain?" The Colonel inquired.

The Captain replied "Sir, if I may be honest... it's a wonder that the Echyan Empire haven't been invaded. I didn't expect their army to be so... lacking. When I first met the men, I thought that they had left their carbines in the armory and were only allowed to carry around their sabers. But, the ENTIRE damned empire doesn't have carbines! Do they expect their men to charge into a line of muskets with just some swords? And now, I got them some spare carbines, but they're not using them right. I keep explaining to them that they should fire when they're close or right before they charge into the line to mess with the enemy's formation, but they keep using the carbines like rifles! God save the Echyan Army. They need some serious training and oversight."

"That's why we're here, Captain. We can't expect to get too many reinforcements from Attolia. It's a long trek after all. So, we're going to have to work with the Echyans and get them into shape."

"They have a lot of shaping up to do."

"Yes, you have a lot of work ahead of you. Word is... the Ecyhan Emperor is planning to conscript men to raise an emergency army and supplement their small professional force."

"'Professional'... can't be much worse than this."

"You never know, Captain. I was walking by a new recruit who was checking to see if their musket was loaded by looking down the barrel of the musket."

"These men are going to kill themselves before the Dashkatar do."

"It's your job to make sure that doesn't happen."

"I will try to do my best, Sir. I have to remind some of them the difference between their left and their right."

"Whatever needs to be done to get them ready to hold a line and keep firing."