Yo! I haven't been writing as much as I hoped I would this week, so next weeks chapter maybe late, we've finally reached the beginning of the battle, Enjoy!
Chapter Ten
"You, Neria and Lyna are to go to the tower of Ishal and ensure the beacon is lit." Duncan watched as the young wardens face fell.
"What? I won't be in the battle."
"This is by the kings personal request; Alistair. If the beacon is not lit, Teyrn Loghain's won't know when charge." Duncan watched Alistair's frown deepen before he replied.
"So he needs three grey wardens standing up there holding the torch" Alistair scoffed, Duncan sighed as he walked past him towards were the other were gathering. Lyna was counting out her arrows while Neria was checking her supply of lyrium and health potions.
"This was a personal request from the King Alistair." Duncan gave the young man a pointed look, he scratched at his head and gave him a slightly pleading look.
"But, surly one of the Teyrn's men could be sent."
"No Alistair, only half of Teyrn Cousland's men arrived with his son, we don't know what happened to the Teyrn or the other forces but they were due a few days ago. The King sent out a small scouting party to search for them in case they ran in to a group of darkspawn; and as for Loghain, I'm a not sure what has happened but he offered to send his own men but the King refused and asked for the new recruits."
"You think the King doesn't trust him?"
"I only know that if King Cailan wishes for the gray wardens to light the beacon, then grey warden will be there. We must do whatever it takes to destroy the darkspawn; exciting or no."
"I understand Duncan, but if the King ever asks me to put on a dress and dance the Remigold, I'm drawing the line, darkspawn or no." he smiled as Duncan sighed again rolling his eyes before he turned to meet the other recruits, hiding the small smirk that had begun to play on his mouth.
Duncan quickly explained how to get to the other recruits how to reach the tower and what the signal was to light the beacon.
"Duncan…" Alistair called before he could leave. "Maker watch over you."
"Maker watch over us all," he smiled softly at him "Go make sure you have everything ready, I'll see you afterwards." Alistair watched him go for a moment before he turned back to ready his equipment.
"Neria," the mage turned to see Lyna standing beside her with a small silver key in her hand. "The man that was being held in the cage gave me this key, he said that it opened that mages chest other there" she lifted her hand and pointed to a chest that sat between two of the senior Enchanters tents as she sat the key into her hand. "You might be able to find something useful in it."
"Thank you Lyna" she said smiling up at her, quickly she looked around to make sure there was no one paying attention to her as she walked over and opened the chest.
She collected a few of the potions and the money, leaving the staff behind, she liked the one she had. When she returned they were ready to leave for the tower, the battle below in the clearing of the wilds had already begun. Shouts, cry's and screams filled the air as steel met steel, explosions and flashes of light struck out against the dark of the clouds in the sky as lighting and thunder clashed and the mages threw spell after spell at the darkspawn.
"Come on! We have to get to the tower!" Alistair voice called over the roar of the wind and battle as they made their way across the bridge.
"Look out!" Lyna called pulling Alistair by the collar of his armour as a large fire ball fell on to the pathway of the bridge. The impact knocked them back and the stone bridge quaked with the force of the collision. "We have to get off of this bridge!"
They stood quickly and began to run past the archers to the other side of the bridge, where the tower of Ishal stood. A guard and another mage ran out to meet them as they reached the gate way to the tower.
"Your grey wardens aren't you?! The tower it's been taken!" the guard pointed up through the gate way, his eye were thick with panic and hope as he stared back at them.
"What do you mean taken? Taken how?" Alistair asked coming closer to the man.
"The darkspawn came up through the lower chambers! Their everywhere" Most of our men are dead!"
"Come on, there are darkspawn and we are dorf'len lets kill them and then light this beacon." Lyna said moving forward past the wide-eyed guard and mage.
Neria turned to look at them as them as they remain gapping "Well, come on, they're not going to kill themselves, put us out of a job if they did." She smiled wickedly at them both before turning and following Lyna towards the tower.
So as I said might be a bit late next week but I've got a few days off next week so you never kno i could power through and finish a whole load of chapters! Rate and review!