So it ends, wiped completely out. And those left standing do so quite shell-shocked, stunned by the perfunctory speed of the action. Well-planned but coarsely executed, the chain of command broke ranks and surrendered. With nary the token last stand. See the white of their eyes, sound retreat and turn tail real fast helter skelter. Led straight into an ambush, one by one, the comrades-in-arms fall, mowed down like sacrificial lambs. Suddenly white flags aflutter, held high by the mighty officers-in-charge trailing behind.
The spineless often survive at the luxury of the true and brave.