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(@Pacman: I didn't reply to that because there was no real need to. Okay, they are watching the patrols, good. So? The rest is in future-tense so it hasn't happened yet. There is nothing for me to reply to. :P

@Fishy: Actually its 23rd according to your last post.

@Pac and Gold: Bosmer don't use Valenwood wood for construction or anything else, it goes against the Green Pact. All wood is imported. Also Gold, you shold probably try to breach the wall somehow instead of just exchanging fire with them.)

~15th of Last Seed

The Old Holds soldiers made it to the breach, only losing a couple men along the way thanks to the covering fire from the catapults.

The archers on the walls, whom numbered a little less than 200 now, were more scattered to avoid a direct hit by the catapults.

In the streets below the men that passed through the breach were immediately met with the barricades. The Kastav defenders had sealed off an entire section of the town, stopping Korst's men from advancing further. While they tried to break the barricades they were attacked by the defenders. Archers and mages did most of the fighting, shooting at the invaders from afar, while the melee fighters held the barricades and fought with Korst's warriors.

Even if they outnumered the guards, the Old Holds was at the disadvantage for being trapped...for now.

Lord Dathman and the Bear Berserkers watched their comrades trying to break through the barricades. The lord had been watching the guards for a while now and determined the exact place to strike to destabilize the defending force. He gave the other to the Berserkers and they moved closer to their target. As the defenders were all focused on Korst's force they didn't notice Dathman and the 100 berserkers come in from the rear. Finally when they were close enough Dathman motioned for them to charge. The Berserkers attacked the defenders from behind, getting them completely by surprise.

At the rear of the barricades was the captain of the guards. With him was mostly cavalry, as they wouldn't be very useful in the barricade. The first few horsemen were already falling before they realized that they had been attacked.

The Bear Berserkers fought with ferociously, hacking away at the horses and the men mounted atop them. The enemy captain took a moment to process what was happening, as he didn't understand how the berserkers had made it pass his barricade. By the time he finally gave the order to the guards to defend against the berserkers they had already cut down most of the cavalry.

Lord Dathman himself charged ahead and slashed at the captain's horse, making the animal fall over and drop his rider. With the horse on his leg, the captain could only raise his shield to block Dathman's blow. The Silver Tongue missed his first strike, but the next he planted his sword into the captain's skull.

The berserkers' attack had been swift and brutal. With the captain and the cavalry gone and the barricade now trying to defend from the rear, their formation was destabilized and Korst's warriors were able to push through and break a section of the barricade.

Korst was fighting along with the warriors, using axe and spells to strike his foes. With his right hand he wielded Craven's Bane, with his left he cast paralyze.

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~23rd of Last Seed

By the time the army had busted through the gates and swarmed inside the town, Hackdirt's guards had mostly all grouped up by the keep. They numbered over 650. Instead of going out to meet the invaders elsewhere in the town, they remained at the keep readying their defense. They formed a shieldwall with three rows, making a near impenetrable defensive wall three shields high.

Chorrol's forces barely saw any guards as they went into the town, save for the few lookouts that had been on the walls.