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Aston and a few others joined me, standing side by side to form a line in front of the ruined gate. The goblins did a wobbly dance over the boulders and crossed the threshold, throwing themselves at us.
We were outnumbered, but we were stronger and more organized than the goblin ranks. Although these people were miners and farmers, they fought with all they could muster because they had everything to lose. The area quickly spiraled into chaos with the sheer number of goblins, but Maren’s spells blasted down among the horde and gave us a small advantage. I cut down two goblins, then blocked a third from impaling Aston with a spear.
He offered a quick nod of thanks before driving his blade into the chest of a goblin that had somehow dropped its weapon. The ground was already wet with bl
