Chapter Twenty Seven: AscensionAfter Gerard had pulled together enough power to break four of the antagonists' weapons, Freemonte felt he might have a fighting chance at bring them down. Reduced to a short sword a piece, they were easy enough to keep at bay by Freemonte's superior sword work. However, whilst he exerted all his efforts in defence, he was unlikely to be able to attack either one successfully. In his peripheral vision, he could see Gerard hovering just behind his left shoulder. The mage had hurled two or three bolts of magic at them that they had just shrugged off. He was now jigging from foot to foot, sleeves flapping, as he tried to gather some more power together. Freemonte wanted to be angry with him, but he couldn't. It was obvious now why the pair of Frisians had been s
