Dawn was only a hint on the horizon. The stars still sparkled in the night sky, but the moon was gone. The Wall looked mostly black with just a hint of dark green to it. Any birdsong that might have begun swelling as the day was about to begin was silent, as were the Dreadbrood that caused living things to flee. They were standing in formation along the section of the Wall nearest Aymar. Unending rows of monsters that stood over seven feet tall.

There were creatures that looked like wolves on two legs. Skeleton warriors that were even bigger than Tearlach. Some of them rode skeletal horses that dwarfed a normal horse by three times.