Killing time while waiting for the next M&B. Another quick battle, but this time I chose the 'foot archer.' If he couldn't ride horses, I'd be dead rather than 'victorious.' 25 Swadians vs 40 Khergits. Ran out of arrows, but the Khergits ran out of horses. Still a Pyrrhic victory, considering I lost my entire force, but I accounted for thirty of the kills. Had to pull out the scimitar in rather short order, but I got another chance to expend all my arrows with the protection of what little of my guys were still alive, then with the theft of a riderless courser.
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Gotta love the second-to-last one. Glitch with the screenshot. I hope the AI is improved in the next one, as even with good AI, they tend to cluster up and try chasing your horse in circles on foot while getting slowly picked off.