"Good Lord I pray to you please protect us, amen." Lexos hurriedly said and made the sign of the cross, then grabbed his bow and drew an arrow. "I believe the end is nearing." Lexos said to no one in particular through gritted teeth. "I can feel it." Lexos drew his bowstring. "C'mon!" Lexos shouted at the Xains. "Come and meet your demise!"
"Calm yourself, Lexos. They're not here yet. A dozen men- half a dozen, maybe- could hold the passage for long enough for the rest to escape." He ducks into the room. "Harfor, are your men prepared to fight?"
"Calm yourself, Lexos. They're not here yet. A dozen men- half a dozen, maybe- could hold the passage for long enough for the rest to escape." He ducks into the room. "Harfor, are your men prepared to fight?"
"Excellent. Could a few of them move Cathair and Corellus out here? Cathair is in no shape to walk, and we'll have to have Corellus's hands bound and his feet hobbled."
"Good Lord I pray to you please protect us, amen." Lexos hurriedly said and made the sign of the cross, then grabbed his bow and drew an arrow. "I believe the end is nearing." Lexos said to no one in particular through gritted teeth. "I can feel it." Lexos drew his bowstring. "C'mon!" Lexos shouted at the Xains. "Come and meet your demise!"
"Calm yourself, Lexos. They're not here yet. A dozen men- half a dozen, maybe- could hold the passage for long enough for the rest to escape." He ducks into the room. "Harfor, are your men prepared to fight?"
"All I can think of is that woman who saved us on the Xain ships."
"I do wish we could have brought some of them with us. But we will have to do this on our own." Dodging an attack, she notices something and inclines her head toward the shore. "What do you think they are doing?" Through the battle, Karthon is able to see several Xains standing on the shore doing nothing.
"They seem to be... doing, nothing?" Karthon replied, perplexed.
He presently drew his shortbow, nocked an arrow and came to full draw to loose at the enemy cluster.
"I do wish we could have brought some of them with us. But we will have to do this on our own." Dodging an attack, she notices something and inclines her head toward the shore. "What do you think they are doing?" Through the battle, Karthon is able to see several Xains standing on the shore doing nothing.
"They seem to be... doing, nothing?" Karthon replied, perplexed.
He presently drew his shortbow, nocked an arrow and came to full draw to loose at the enemy cluster.
"Yes. But soldiers as highly trained as the Xains would not just have their soldiers doing nothing. They must be doing something, and it must be important."
"As soon as you fire, we charge." She nods to Dubhan and Casur as well, to make sure they're listening.
Albeis shakes his head. "It's not time for the last stand yet. Grab Corellus and Cathair, take the others, and get out."
Demiu nods, grabbing Corellus and escorting him to the door.
Albeis directs a few soldiers to heft up Cathair's huge form. Corellus goes calmly. "You should have accepted Dror's offer. If they find you and smash you now, they'll take me with them and you will gain nothing from it."
Out in the hall, Logaire joins the soldiers who are moving toward the sound of the Xains. Sairse stops him. "What are you doing?"
"It is time for me to take a stand."
"No, it's not. It's time for you to live."
Albeis pipes in. "She's right. You are going to leave with the rest. I will not let any of you be smashed."
Logaire looks at him. "You are a strange man, Albeis. I hope to one day find out what is between you and Time. I will go with the others, but this conversation is not over."
Demiu nods, grabbing Corellus and escorting him to the door.
Albeis directs a few soldiers to heft up Cathair's huge form. Corellus goes calmly. "You should have accepted Dror's offer. If they find you and smash you now, they'll take me with them and you will gain nothing from it."
Out in the hall, Logaire joins the soldiers who are moving toward the sound of the Xains. Sairse stops him. "What are you doing?"
"It is time for me to take a stand."
"No, it's not. It's time for you to live."
Albeis pipes in. "She's right. You are going to leave with the rest. I will not let any of you be smashed."
Logaire looks at him. "You are a strange man, Albeis. I hope to one day find out what is between you and Time. I will go with the others, but this conversation is not over."
Lexos joins them. "Yes, I should've accepted the offer." Lexos said to Corellus. "But Demiu disagreed with that." Lexos walked beside Albies. "I have heard a lot of conversation going on about Time, and I've been wondering Albies... Does this sound familiar - The Tower of Time?"
Albeis directs a few soldiers to heft up Cathair's huge form. Corellus goes calmly. "You should have accepted Dror's offer. If they find you and smash you now, they'll take me with them and you will gain nothing from it."
Out in the hall, Logaire joins the soldiers who are moving toward the sound of the Xains. Sairse stops him. "What are you doing?"
"It is time for me to take a stand."
"No, it's not. It's time for you to live."
Albeis pipes in. "She's right. You are going to leave with the rest. I will not let any of you be smashed."
Logaire looks at him. "You are a strange man, Albeis. I hope to one day find out what is between you and Time. I will go with the others, but this conversation is not over."
Lexos joins them. "Yes, I should've accepted the offer." Lexos said to Corellus. "But Demiu disagreed with that." Lexos walked beside Albies. "I have heard a lot of conversation going on about Time, and I've been wondering Albies... Does this sound familiar - The Tower of Time?"
"Yes. The final chapter in the story of the hero Egol. I am quite familiar with it. I'd have to say it's one of my favorites. Why do you ask?" While he waits for Lexos to answer, he hands his walking stick, "For your leg," and his pack, "In case someone needs healing," to Sairse.
Demiu nods, grabbing Corellus and escorting him to the door.
Albeis directs a few soldiers to heft up Cathair's huge form. Corellus goes calmly. "You should have accepted Dror's offer. If they find you and smash you now, they'll take me with them and you will gain nothing from it."
Out in the hall, Logaire joins the soldiers who are moving toward the sound of the Xains. Sairse stops him. "What are you doing?"
"It is time for me to take a stand."
"No, it's not. It's time for you to live."
Albeis pipes in. "She's right. You are going to leave with the rest. I will not let any of you be smashed."
Logaire looks at him. "You are a strange man, Albeis. I hope to one day find out what is between you and Time. I will go with the others, but this conversation is not over."
"I have no intention of letting a few Xains freeing you or smashing us. I held back your armies at the tunnel long enough to have full confidence in my abilities to delay them while we escape."
Albeis directs a few soldiers to heft up Cathair's huge form. Corellus goes calmly. "You should have accepted Dror's offer. If they find you and smash you now, they'll take me with them and you will gain nothing from it."
Out in the hall, Logaire joins the soldiers who are moving toward the sound of the Xains. Sairse stops him. "What are you doing?"
"It is time for me to take a stand."
"No, it's not. It's time for you to live."
Albeis pipes in. "She's right. You are going to leave with the rest. I will not let any of you be smashed."
Logaire looks at him. "You are a strange man, Albeis. I hope to one day find out what is between you and Time. I will go with the others, but this conversation is not over."
"I have no intention of letting a few Xains freeing you or smashing us. I held back your armies at the tunnel long enough to have full confidence in my abilities to delay them while we escape."
Corellus shrugs. "I think you underestimate the strength of our forces, but maybe I'm wrong."
"I have no intention of letting a few Xains freeing you or smashing us. I held back your armies at the tunnel long enough to have full confidence in my abilities to delay them while we escape."
Corellus shrugs. "I think you underestimate the strength of our forces, but maybe I'm wrong."
Demiu's ire is visible on his face. "I have faced your forces firsthand. They are indeed great, great enough to bring the noble Lion Knights to ruin, but not as great as they believe. I will avenge my brothers-at-arms, and I will drive them from our shores."
