There was no sign of Meridia, as the army arrives, though if she truly was in the middle of something important, she might not have been able to slip away easily to get to him. Sapphire, of course, teases him just as relentlessly, flirting heavily, but never following through with anything more serious than that.<br/><br/>The sergeants in the army quickly set up the orders for everyone to begin setting up and fortifying the camp, and they accomplish the task in little time at all. They seem particularly impressed by him and his dragon, and morale seems to be higher than ever. That evening, as Sapphire returns from scouting, she'll report the approaching troll army, heading their way. "It's... a massive force," she says. "Bigger than you expected, I think. This is going to be a brutal fight."