"Bring the boy!" Ludd Whitehill called.

Rodrik smiled. He wasn't sure that coming to Highpoint for a meeting with Ludd was such a good idea,but now he was about to get his little brother back,in exchange for Ludd's son Gryff. He turned to see his mother with the same smile. He was still uneasy about the several Whitehill men with crossbows up the stairs but Rodrik had brought the Glenmore soldiers and and his sentinel Royland with him so he felt somewhat protected.

From the opening from behind the bars Rodrik saw Ryon being escorted by Whitehill men. "Rodrik!" Ryon exclaimed. "I-I thought you had forgotten about me"

Rodrik was about to say that he could never do that,but before he could Ludd grabbed Ryon and held a kitchen knife against his neck.

"Ryon!" Lady Forrester exclaimed in worry.

"Father no!" Gwyn Whitehill called.

"What are you doing?!" Rodrik yelled at Ludd.

The Glenmores took out their bows and arrows,aiming them at Ludd while Royland took out his sword.

"You've imprisoned my flesh and blood?! MINE?!" Ludd yelled while the soldiers up the stairs aimed their crossbows while the ones on the ground pulled out their own swords.

"Let him go!" Rodrik's mother yelled in desperation.

"He's not going anywhere" Ludd yelled back.

"This is not what we agreed!" Gwyn tried to calm down her father.

"Blame him!" Ludd said motioning to Rodrik. "Not me" He grumbled.

Rodrik knew he had to stop this so he played the only card he had. "If you wanna see Gryff alive again-" He began.

"You think I give two shits about Gryff?" Ludd cut him off,earning him a glare from his daughter. "About my fucking fourthborn?" Ludd chuckled before being bitten by Ryon. "AGGGG" Ludd cried from the pain.

Ryon tried to run away but Ludd grabbed him. "I ought kill you right now!" Ludd said in pure anger. "Because you Forresters never learn"

"I'm not afraid of you!" Ryon said bravely.

"Can we fucking murder him yet?!" Royland said impatiently to his lord.

"Just say the word" Arthur said aiming his arrow right at Ludd's head.

Rodrik thought about what to do. He looked to his mother,she looked like she was about to die herself,she was pale and her eyes were about to bulge out of her skull. There was no other choice. I'm sorry mother He said to himself.

Rodrik turned to Arthur. "Arthur now!" He said,almost regretting those set of words. His mother looked at him with a shocked looked for just a second before Arthur shot his arrow,piercing Ludd's neck.

For a minute nobody said anything,just stood there as they watched Ludd gurgle on his own blood. Gwyn looked upon the sight with tears in her eyes. No another second was wasted as another Glenmore solider shot an arrow,which hit Ludd right in the eye and sent his corpse falling to the ground.

Seemingly coming back to their senses the Whitehill men with crossbows shot arrows and killed all the Glenmore soldiers,including Arthur. As one of the men were hit,their arm fell back and the arrow launched into Gwyn's stomach,pinning her body to the wall where she slowly fell down. Royland quickly stabbed one Whitehill man next to him in the heart,but was then stabbed in the chest,killing him. Rodrik was watching all of this helplessly when he heard another shot next to him,he turned and saw his mother with a arrow right at her heart,she looked at him for a brief second before falling to the ground. Rodrik looked at Ryon to see him being taken away by Whitehill men,he tried to run to him but got shot with a arrow in his shoulder. Completely defenseless,he got shot with two more arrows in the chest. He felt the cold hard ground and looked at the corpse of his mother.

"M-Mother..." He spoke his last words before drifting off to his death.

In case you couldn't tell this chapter was from Rodrik's POV. Sorry if I messed up,I'm still trying to get used to this format.