Book 3, The Warrior, Chapters 1-8 Summary

As the battering continues rhythmically and other fighting is sporadic, Cluny inspects the tunnel and demands that it be dug faster and better or the diggers will die. He suggests that he will promote Cheesethief, which makes the battering team word even harder. On the wall, experienced Basil gives an honest but gloomy assessment, setting everyone to thinking about how to stop the ramming. Jess and Sam produce a method: a drum full of hornets to push over the side. It is followed by oil to make the ram too slick to pick up again. The Horde is so demoralized that Cluny dares not let his temper flare. He lets them recover while going to his tent to plan. Carpenters and smiths are lowered to repair the gate and Constance constructs a giant bow with...