Chapter 2
Tannes had
been aware of the assassins presence for quite some time before
Brolik managed to detect them and konk the one nearest on the head.
As soon as he saw the spear fly into the tree to his left he whipped
off his travelling cloak and ran to his pack and picked up his
staff.
He saw Brolik charge into the clearing, obviously
intent on reaching him. Unfortunate for Brolik, however, was the fact
that a rather large group of assassins were about twenty paces ahead
of him.
Brolik! Deal with the
outriders, I am more than capable of dealing with this. Leave one
alive and bring him back, but make sure that none of the others get
away to report of their failure.
Tannes quickly
surveyed the area around him, coutning about twenty-five rather
large, gruff looking men brandishing knives glaring at him. Shaking
his head, he thought to himself iThis is
all they send to dispatch of Brolik and I? I would have thought they
would have learned by now. /iTurning back to face the
assassins Tannes closed his eyes and began a slow incantation. He
traced the ground around him in a circle with his staff. As he said
the last word there was a great flash of light and a powerful
shockwave thundered out from where he had traced his staff. The light
spell burned the flesh of the first row of attackers, sending them
reeling and screaming.
With this the second wave rushed
forward, and Tannes set to work. With his staff in one hand and his
mace in the other, he began landing blows left and right. He did his
best to utilize the training Brolik had taught him and it indeed
served him well. He cast a quick spell with his staff and clocked one
of the assassins on the head, encasing him in solid ice. Spinning
around, Tannes brought his mace down on the frozen attackers
shoulder, shattering the ice statue into millions of fragments. The
last would-be assassin began to flee, but Tannes quickly cut him down
with a quick searing light spell. He then replaced his mace on his
belt where it had been and waited for Brolik to return.