As the rider bearing the limp white banner rode uphill, followed by three riders, Ryba, Fierral, and Berlis rode down the ridge more slowly, drawing up well short of the midpoint between the two forces.

As the afternoon drew on, Batik saw a rider bearing down on them from the west.

He tried to get to his feet, saw two riders bearing down on him, and clapped his hands across his face.

Bolan saw a pair of riders bearing down on the helicopter, then the smoke screen cut them off from view.

Suddenly, before the Saxons struck Hunter, they saw the other riders bearing down on them.

They were an un- impressive bunch-farmers with their families, woodsmen and hunters, a few stray traders with their wares, and a single rider bearing an heraldic banner of some sort.

A rider bearing a white armband on his mail waited to one side, designated for the day as a runner, to fight only in extreme need.

He noticed three riders bearing down on him, so he decided to pit one enemy against another.

The northmen screamed and dropped weapons suddenly grown red hot, and then fled back to their own as they saw the approach of a thundering white stallion and a rider bearing a Lone Wolf pennant.

Glancing over his shoulder to give his response and offer encouragement, he caught sight of the speeder and its dark-cloaked rider bearing down on them.