chapter twenty four war is only an excuse for atrocity , it is a great toll we have paid to pave the road to peace and to win our lands we have learned the lessons of the great war we have made our sacrifice enough elven blood has been spilled to last a thousand generations and we will sacrifice no more the elven scrolls seven days after leaving adrika , cadfeal led the orc across the river where the glasnant and the crisiant y-ed .