What a glorious description of a formidable battle! I could smell the metallic ting of blood and the earthy heaviness of the earth as the horse hooves churned the mire! I really really enjoyed this story.
It was always at this point a hundred yards from impact everything went silent for me.
Auditory exclusion....perfect modern concept added into an ancient setting. Have you read the books By LTC. Dave Grossman. "On Combat" and "On Killing"? If not I highly recommend them to anyone who deals with any aspect of combat....shooting, military, police, etc. There is so much we still have to learn about the affects of conflict on the human mind and body, but these books explore some fascinating concepts.
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Ya don't say??? lolol
Thanks mate, it was a bit of fun to write. I wanted to present the concept of PTSD in a different way after a conversation I had yesterday where someone argued that it was a modern ailment. I disagreed.
I wanted to get greaphic in my description but decided to keep it quite light but I think it says what it needs to.
And also, yep both those books you mention rarely stay on the shelf at my house, they get flicked through, passages get read and re-read, highlighted and underlined. Two very powerful books indeed. I'm not surprised you have them.
Thanks for reading my fiction.