Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20190505142549/@comment-17114085-20190612185005

Reyl stabbed one of the Orcs through the arm as he tried to block the attack with his shield, which failed.

Jofrodr took advantage of the opening and did an uppercut slash under the Orc's arm, cutting deep into his armpit and up through the shoulder.

The cut didn't lop off the Orc's arm, but left a nasty wound that bleed severely. Added with the health absorbtion of Prince-Slayer, the Orc was left greatly weakened.

Kal could see multiple openings in the weakened Orc, any of which she could exploit to deliver a killing blow.

With the new Combat Prayer renewing their strength, Elisiv and the other Companions tried to tighten their formation and close the gap left by the downed human.

Bodvar and the other Captains led the advance up the mountain slope. Their target a few hundred meters right in front of them, the stronghold Akul Khazak.

"To think the Orcs built their stronghold so high up in the mountain. No wonder we didn't find it before." Rolf muttered.

"Were it not for those tunnels of theirs, we might have made it up last time." Bodvar said. "But they used them to catch us by surprise and killed most of your crew."

"Including our captain." Rolf reflected. Heimir's killer was among the Orcs in that stronghold, he'd make sure to get vengeance for the old man.

"Now is not the time to chat! Another volley is coming!" Styrbjorn yelled.

The Companions hunkered down and got behind the shell of shields as the Orcish arrows hit them.