Spring 1095 SR
A burning bale of hay was tossed from the heights, falling at the base of the wall to light up the assault for all to see. Moments later, a hail of stones and rocks followed.
Ludwig pressed himself against the wall when a stone struck the ground near his foot. He watched as a fellow mercenary reached a hand out towards the ladder, and then a rock smashed into his shoulder, ripping his arm clean off. The man fell back with a splatter of blood, his cries of anguish silenced as he sank beneath the surface of the moat.
More rocks fell, splintering a ladder and sending bits of wood flying everywhere. Two men ascended a ladder near Ludwig, the first giving a yell of triumph as he reached the battlements, only to be silenced as a spear stabbed out, taking him in the throat. The
