Ted knew the locations of the castle and the area. He came to the door and saw them all. Abby stood naked and covered by blood came closer to him and took some and drew on his face birds flying. She turned, already married Ted turned his eyes, she got back in the bath still warm.
Going in again she washed the blood from her body, Theo looked at them. "Come with me young man." Theo was still covered in blood and he stopped. "I need to bath as well." His adrenaline had stopped and he went back into the bathroom. Abby kissed him on the forehead, he unclothed and went to the bath.
The owner said. "Well I guess I will make a meal good for all." She knew it would be long. She took the oldest she had the best would be for later. Abby clothed in linen put on her all her weapons. Her two oldest sons saw her, she said. "Not yet."
Abby walked out the room down the wooden stairs and walked right through the horse poo. That would be used for fire later and she smelled her hair.
Ted watched as she knelt to the ground, she stood and said loudly. "Runner." He was fed and bristling in muscle and came close to her, she grabbed him and went to the wall. "I'm ready." Ted nodded he knew as he watched the sun go down.
The fires in the distance started to open up and flowed around both sides, Abby watched as he did. "They will do this until we are surrounded." Abby watched, she turned to a young man, "Would you fetch all my arrows?"
His eyes got big all of them, she knew. "Don't give me all them right now, just what you can grab" He left and as Abby watched they went around the whole walls, the man who built it was smarter than her she knew it know. In time the arrows were fetched and her sons all three came to her.
They came as Ted watched she took her bow and one arrow. Her hair flowed in the wind and she listened and took the bow back all the aimed. She let loose, a moment a later. At the fire in the distance fell a body she did not know if it was a man or woman or child, it no later matter. This time there was no more running, it was fight or die.
She chose fight, her sons came closer to her, and Ted stood with at the gate facing north. "Boys listen to me. When they come to the wall, if you hesitate you will die." An elder lady started incense she knew the dead stunk. Ted watched as they came into line all around them.
He took his flag and placed it on the wall, the flag had a Lion on it, the crest of a shield and with a cross white and red. The men came to the wall and filled it full, the horses waited for the riders and Ted turned in the fire he could see them resting on the ground and was glad they were saving all their energy for what was to come.
The first skirmishers came close as arrows hit around them, a horse yelped as hit, the arrows were painted black to not be seen at night, the men got down on the wall as did she, another wave. Thousands came and then it finally softened and Abby stood. "They just spent most of them."
Abby grabbed one of them and turned it around to make sure it was good as the first wave came. "Men ready." Ted said, as they came and the arrows flowed again and in the distance the builder had watched before he said "Loose" and trebuchets slung their large rocks, many more than Abby expected. They flew past them and arching came down hard and some rolled.
She watched as some fell falling in pain, others had already died. Grunk came close to Theo he tapped him gently. To the walls they came, Abby took her bow and watched, she aimed and let loose, one down, she grab another two down, she grabbed another, and as she loosed she felt one pass by her head.
They got nearer to wall, the men were finally armored and got on their horses, a spirit cry was let loose and the gate was opened, just as they came towards it. The first thing they let loose was a chain of arrows and many fell and the horses went forward......
knocking down many with swords slinging, the arrows to far to effect theme. Abby watched as they went forward, Runner was prancing ready to get into it. And soon they were in trouble as the trebuchets were armed again and loose. they went forward and then it happened. The guard was gone, and they outnumbered.
The ladders pre made came to the wall, more than Abby was shooting down at them. Her elder son went down with his sword, "No!" Grunk followed with a huge wooden hammer, and the gate started to bend in, others tried to hold them. "Men it his has been an honor." Ted stood at them Abby kept firing down and then to to the sides as the came over the walls.
A arm was hacked off, blood spurted. He cried in pain and his arm gone with sword Abby shot the woman in the head. She felt dead the man cried as she saw more pour over. She was starting to get low on her arrows and went down as man and woman struggled to the death. She stood as a another quiver came to her. The gate broke.
"Loose!" the rock was just right inside the gate and she watched closely as the rock hit many, the maiming was horrific to her eyes, and her older son, wanted to save them got it wrong and went forward. Grunk followed screaming.
The female lighting incense after they had spent time together, she was pregnant and not able to help as much as she wanted, her water broke. "Oh no, Oh no, oh no." She backed up carrying her stomach and to the back of the wooden building, the owner helped her down on a seat, she grabbed fast towels and water. Breath.
"Fall back, fall back and guts were spilled over the ground the dying laid moaning the wounded crawled away. And to the wooden building Abby came with Theo in hand, her two others sons were fighting by sword and just as they came into the main room. Close and she dug her dagger into a head another, she spun, another dead.
She cut the calf of another as she came and he fell took it and cut a woman's arm, she went back as Grunk came through the door, Theo with his brothers fell back and were in the room, his eldest brother went to help Grunk but it was to late. Grunk went to the place he liked best and fell down, Theo went close to him as he let his guts spill to the ground as his energy was spent.
Theo grabbed him by the face, "Stay with me, stay with me." Grunk sputtered blood from his mouth Theo held him as he watched him die in front of his face. He stood, in a trance he walked forward as his brothers fought, swords slinging Abby shooting arrows as fast as she could; Ted went forward yelling and then it stopped.
The commander of the army raised his arm, and they left; tested enough and by the time they would find out the main city would already be in ruins. Theo went outside the new morning light started his face accepted the light. He saw the building on fire outside. That was the food was kept.
The elder man came as he watched as the dead were being taken. "We need a storage for food inside." He placed his hand on shoulder and turned him and Theo walked dead eyes. "Here and imagine the tallest person needs to go under your steps, and deep.
Theo thought of Grunk as the biggest and began to dig, he dug all day. His brothers came close to him and they took turns and as the day passed they had dug deep, so much that they need ropes and a bucket to take out the soil. Theo kept at it he had a new a meaning to his life to provide safety for all he cared for for, his soon to be wife watched.
She watched as the fire burned, as it dwindled she heard a muffled scream. "I will make him speak." She nodded. "Estou preparado para iso, falará." He spoke the tongue, and a scream was soon heard inside, she looked as the blade was in his leg and in pain looked up with his eyes covered in rage, painted blue.
She shut the door and as she walked back, Theo came to her and to the door as he opened it, he saw the man being tortured. "What is his name?" He heard and stood coming to the door he said. "I am Doom, and I bring wrath wherever they come."
Theo backed out as he saw that the man was tied to the chair, she took him away and to the woods.
Theo worked on the new storage and went down as the sun dropped and it became dark. Now they need the rope and the bucket to go down and up. Theo went down and began to dig, and he stopped. "Get me out of here." His brothers tired awoke more, "What?" "Get me out of here, pull me up." They pulled him up and saw that he was wet.
"What is it?" "You will see soon." and the water filled the hole and started to pour out. "Oh no." He watched as the water started to pour out towards the swordsmiths shop, they need fire not water. He covered his mouth. "Their going to kill me." The elder man came closer. "No you just became their savior." He took a little wooden tool and placed it in the water flowing freely.
It spun. "Free energy, and water to feed the plants." Abby came close she watched as the water flowed down. She took his hand and raised it. "This is your king, the one who wants to feed and water you!" Ted understood what he saw fresh water flowed and knelt down, his brothers did as well. The elder man came to next to Theo, "See what happens when you try?"
Ted got up and motioned to the one carrier he had left and wrote a note that later would be taken by the other side, that city and all their inhabitants would be gone in a few days.