One of Prince Ishme's servants came galloping back with more news. It seemed that Just North of Sippar a major supply effort was discovered on the banks of the Euphrates River; Ishme's eyes sparkled with an evil gleam as he swore under his breath, "May the gods be praised. That appears to be the main source." And so the entire coalition began marching to the area north of Sippar having Twice crossed the enemy's encampments and having twice utterly destroyed the encampments leaving a graveyard in their wake as they continued toward the north.