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27th of Morning Star. 4E 269

The smoke travelled directly out of the cavern - the same route the scout had taken. His invisibility did not wear off at an inopportune moment, so he made it safely back to the ground floor of Rye Castle.

15th of Sun's Dawn

The firefight between the Crossbowmen on the walls and Krozum's missile troops continued to be inconclusive, but the 23 surviving Crossbowmen were scarcely an effective fighting force, having lost 9 more men. 5 more Longbowmen were shot, and they were now just 22. The Trebuchets created another breach in the wall.

The infantry charge, on the other hand, was a smashing success for Krozum. The Swordsmen gave a particularly good account of themselves, as a great many Pikemen managed to slip on pools of blood forming underneath them, and impale themselves on the swords. In all, 230 Pikemen were killed - more than half of the Pike block, and the remaining 213 turned tail and fled. 25 Beserkers, 6 Orc Warriors, and 5 Swordsmen were killed - they now numbered 375, 144, and 145 respectively. Krozum's infantry were inspired by their victory and would fight more effectively in their next encounter - in fact, the Orc Warriors were so inspired they decided to chase after the routing Pikemen, filled with a thirst for blood.

The Arbalists regrouped and caught their breath after retreating out of range of walls of Belkarth Guard.

"Ugrak sneezed," an Arbalist explained, panting. "We needed to get him to a healer to make sure he's not got the Blight."