Demacia's Strength

Entering Nazumah through the sewers was undoubtedly a painful experience.

But even more painful was that, after Taric had finally made his way into the city through the sewers, he followed the map in search of the Solar Sect's followers, only to discover that they were no longer in their homes. The Harbor Governor had relocated them to the ruins of the destroyed temple and placed them all under supervision.

Even more painful than failing to find his targets was that, after Taric had finally made his way to the temple ruins, hoping to see if he could make contact, he discovered that a considerable number of the people there had defected. They had received help from some Sun God Cult and had taken the side of Nazumah's forces!

Even more painful than his targets defecting was that, when Taric had run out of supplies and could only make the painful journey back to camp the way he had come, he received some news. While he had been sneaking into the city, with Jarvan IV leading the main force through daily drills as cover, the nearby Rah-Hok warriors' camp had been ambushed and suffered heavy losses before they could react.

Even more painful than the allied troops being ambushed was that the leader of the force that had attacked them might well have been the person who had grievously wounded Taric with a single blow back in Ningwu Dao. Taric's trip to Nazumah had not only been a painful waste of time, but he had also missed his chance for revenge by a hair, just barely missing his nemesis!

It was only because Taric had once stood atop a mountain and fallen into the depths that his resolve had long since become as firm as bedrock. Anyone else subjected to