There were worse things on the Battlefield, though. The Warrior noticed that there were Soldiers who had taken up some of the Enemies' equipment to replace some of their own Weapons and Armor. Instead of glowing with the brilliance of the Command and the Presence, these appeared gray and sickly. Many of these died quickly in the heat of the Battle. The weapons that they had picked up would not harm the Enemy. The armor that they had picked up did not defend against the Enemies' weapons.
Of those who survived, most continued to drop pieces of their good Armor and Weapons, replacing them with more and more pieces from the Enemy. Some units only retained the Banner of the Commander. The casualties in these units were horrendous. Not only were they completely ineffective in the Battle, but they also inspired many others to abandon the Commander's Equipment for the Enemies', causing much harm.
And yet, as bad as some of these things were, some Soldiers who had taken up some of the Enemies' equipment would drop it and get good Equipment. Some Soldiers who had only accepted or only been given partial sets of Equipment would gain pieces. Some of these gained because they read the Instruction Manual. In other cases, it would be a Quartermaster who would read it and suddenly understand what Equipment needed to handed out. Ironically, in places where there were not many Instruction Manuals available, the Soldiers were more likely to be properly equipped. In those places, the Instruction Manuals were cherished, read, and believed.
A Lesser Son of the King
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