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I get the desire to write a battle, but I feel like the move was for Alric to ride forth under guard waving a white flag of parley and his own flag. Then have the herald blow a horn and identify Alric. There must be some royal soldiers even among the mercenaries so it could have turned the defending army against itself, rather than starting a battle and sacrificing his soldiers.