Night Fires between the Armies

From C3.6, The Armies Are Set in Array. It illustrates C3.6.27–32:

• C3.6.27
  Gudarz surveyed Turan’s advancing line,That surged like seas beneath each royal sign.
• C3.6.28
  Flag followed flag, and troop came after troop,Till night rose dark above the mountain group.
• C3.6.29
  Before the troops the elephants were led;They blocked the road when darkness overspread.
• C3.6.30
  On either side they set great fires alight,While warriors’ challenges rang through the night.
• C3.6.31
  The world seemed Ahriman, a hostile trap;An enemy lurked in each sleeve and lap.
• C3.6.32
  The tabira struck stone with such a soundThat hearts were torn while pitch-black night lay round.

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