The Ballad of Bradicles
Bacon? Part 3
Charge, counter charge and counter-counter charge has left the Roman center decimated and one of their officers dangerously exposed. 
The pikemen hurry the pigs back to camp and the Pezhetairoi brush back the Roman officer. Eeyoricles watched as the pikemen struggled to keep the pigs headed toward camp as the Pezhetairoi hastened the retreat of the lone Roman officer. Meanwhile out of the corner of his visor he saw movement. He spun around and raised his shield and spear. It was a lone warrior of one of the Roman allies. He trotted forward and dispatched him with ease. He looked at his spear tip and sighed. He was going to have to spend all night cleaning and polishing it. Again.
The Roman leader hastens his troops forward as the slingers try to hold on. The heavy Roman infantry slammed into the Slingers and how they did not break, Bradicles could not understand. Perhaps the gods did favor them this day. Maybe TimToo was an actual prophet. The Romans had enough. They began to withdraw.
As the pikes brought the pigs back to camp and the Pezhetairoi watched warily for more Romans, Bradicles called out to his brother.
“Bacon?”
Eeyoricles just grinned.
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