Allan Quatermain Chapter 6 - The Night Wears On

In which the tension of a besieged mission station mounts as its defenders make solemn preparations and pledge themselves to protect a vulnerable child from a fierce enemy, with the weight of their resolution cast under the pale moonlight. Armour is donned and arms carefully chosen, as even the most stalwart warriors steel their hearts for the grim task that lies before them in the shadowed hours of the night.