Chapter 2 (2/2)

I did not reply, and only turned to ask Anna to deliver my sword and armor

Anna stood there, hesitating, until our eyes met She then sa serious and determined I was

My father was once a fa lords once banded together to attack us, and he led his own officers in a tooth-and-nail battle to defend our territory He single-handedly slew close to a hundred men, which shocked our enehtly again

However, th dwindled The wounds that he had sustained frequently flared up, causing hten away our foes into retreating

As for me, I was a weak and hopeless person The brutality of training in htened ainst ood at astrono, andat close quarters The best I could do was order er fortifications, and when enemies attacked, order everyone to hide

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I put on my armor

Andy looked at o?”

I nodded

He didn't object, and only said, ”Okay then Just stay behind me”

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We only had an army of a thousand men, or more accurately, nine hundred sixty seven

Morgan brought four thousand soldiers, of which five hundred was calvary Furthermore, their equipment and weaponry were superior to ours

However, we also had a small militia formed of five hundred volunteer civilians behind us Soht with the eneed them to put them back In the end, the five hundred men that came forth were the nimblest and sturdiest of the bunch

Going to a real battlefield in person was far ined My hand that clutched my sword shook incessantly

Andy understood this rather well, and arranged for me to stay at the very back of the ranks He said: ”You don't have to push yourself Your presence here is h”

Right in front of et slashed in the right shoulder I gripped e of the fact that the opponent wasn't paying attention, to parry one of his strikes

My bodyguard turned towards me with a relieved smile and said weakly, ”My lord-”

I waved s here”

Even though he seeht, he couldn't even pick up his weapon due to his injury As such he nodded, and retreated from the battlefield

Our fae We could utilize the buildings in our territory as cover and road blocks, and scatter the invading enemies But still the difference in the size of our arh we inflicted heavy losses on Morgan, very quickly we realized that we could no longer continue holding out

In the end, the ene numbers to coether in a circle, backs to each other as we desperately grappled with our opponents on the outside As atched our dear brothers and friends fall one by one, rief and despair

They protected me in the very middle Blood and tears made my vision blurry It was then that all of a sudden, an uproar arose in the rear ranks of Morgan's aredover froracefully and powerfully, yet nimbly

I knew that his scales weren't actually black

”Fruys… ” I whispered

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Taking advantage of the distraction, Andy and the rest cleared an escape path back to the fort with their swords

At the saan's ar the air The enemy soldiers were instantly frozen solid from where they stood

It was a completely unexpected turn of events

I raisedtroops to launch a counteroffensive Now, it was as si a field of crops

Fruys shot out another breath, flapped his wings a few times, and nonchalantly circled above the two armies

Andy was duot a hold of himself and turned around to askby the sea every day?”

I nodded

”Your taste is pretty hardcore,” he said

I momentarily froze It was only when I recoveredwhen I ht?”

Author's Note:

This work is a short piece that I came up with on a whim, so don't worry… I'll make sure to finish my other story