More violence. Expect that in Allidar's chapters from here on out.
The man held onto his daughters, all of them huddled in the farthest corner of their house. When they had first seen me, their faces had lit up with relief. Upon sight of the wound through my chest and the grin on my face, however, they quickly cowered again.
I hadn't been very familiar with the west side of Silvermoon, but now that I had a true purpose for exploring it, I began to learn it quite quickly. The house I had entered was on the farthest west side, giving it the most distance from the rest of the army while still within the city's walls. However, I couldn't think much of the lay of the city at the moment; I had a family to kill. I strode forth towards them, stopping short of grabbing one of the young girls as their father brandished a dagger. "Stay back! Monster!" The girls cried quietly, whimpering. I could see the confusion in their eyes. Why was their father calling one of their own people a monster?
I smiled. "You should be proud. I died for this pitiful city." I whipped my shortsword from its scabbard, disarming him with one swift swipe. His eyes filled with fear, pushing his daughters behind himself. I reached out to them, my blade in hand. Unexpectedly, the cowering man lashed out, smacking the blade from my grip.
"I said stay back!"
The nerve! I had hoped to have fun with this, but here he was, ruining my moment. I growled, glancing to my sword where it lay across the floor. If I moved to grab it, they would flee out the door I stood in front of. I didn't care for strangling them. The sight of flowing blood exhilarated me. What to do, what to do…