The pest control army sent by House Silver was divided among the districts where Sienna and Harold had released the insects, each group assigned its own jurisdiction. Slaves in every area continued fighting under the supervision of their relay stations, while progress reports traveled through the network so the clan could track the spreading disaster.
Nash remained in Fort Benniu. His lower cultivation would only slow the army. Under normal circumstances, House Silver would not send even one magician to deal with pests, much less five. This time the scale demanded it. Although the five magicians had relatively weak single-target abilities, their area-of-effect spells made them highly effective against large numbers of insects. Several wide-range spells should have been enough to suppress an ordinary plague quickly.
