Erik had once told Jia that the difference between a good commander and a bad one was the latter felt the need to micromanage every part of a battle.
Properly trained soldiers needed direction in the form of orders, nothing else.
She might not be a soldier, but she constantly trained with Erik, and they’d fought together for years now. Jia didn’t need careful direction either.
That was why Erik hadn’t issued another order despite the change in enemy tactics. Unlike before, the dire wolves didn’t immediately charge. They approached from three sides but then formed a circle, loping through the undergrowth and howling. The monsters might have been the ultimate soldiers in that they didn’t need any orders.
They simply needed to be unleashed.
Jia wondered if they’d been trained that way, o
