On Day 25, the Green Accord's supply system began to die.
The death was not dramatic. It was the quiet failure of logistics — the unglamorous machinery that converted food, ammunition, medical supplies, and replacement equipment from storage depots in the rear into delivered resources at the front. Armies fought on courage and training and the quality of their weapons. Armies *survived* on supply chains.
The kingdom's cavalry struck the first major supply column at dawn. Two hundred riders — light cavalry from the House Kraelvane stables, mounted on plains-bred horses that combined endurance with the low-profile agility that made them ideal for raiding operations — intercepted a 400-wagon supply convoy fourteen kilometers behind the Accord's forward perimeter.
