And there was no question about whose nerve would go first here.
Nevertheless, the only protection that his company had was to stand as long as they could, and to use their few archers to break up any charges while their arrows lasted. Then...
The question was replaced by another before he could form the grim answer. What were these people doing here? This was clearly Serenstad territory and they had attacked his force without any semblance of warning. They must be what the Duke had feared when he ordered full voluntary mobilization and alerted all border cities and towns to watch for surprise attacks .
Rendd!
The vision of the little city — his responsibility — being overwhelmed by these invaders suddenly filled his mind. With a large part of its defending force tied down here, Rendd
