The Siege of the Red River

Three days after the sacred union in the Grotto of the Frost Mother, the Frostfang war host reached the northern frontier of the lower valleys. The transition from the high glacier peaks to the river lowlands was marked by a dramatic change in terrain—the colossal ironwood pines gave way to dense boreal firs, and the frozen gorges opened into the wide, treacherous expanse of the Red River. The river was…