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21st of Morning Star

Cynric pulled out a spyglass to get a better look at the gate. He was hoping it would operate on a counterweight system or something similar, so by destroying a chain the gate would open under its own weight.

4th of First Seed

As the spies tried to climb underneath the bridge, one of the supports snapped under the weight of the spy holding it. The spy fell into the river, never to be seen again. The broken support meant that there was a five foot gap between two potential hand holds, which would be nearly impossible to swing across.

8th of Rain's Hand

The lone rider was pulling away from his pursuers, being lightly armoured and on a horse bred for speed, not carrying armoured riders.

The soldiers weren't particularly eager for a fight, so surrendered without much fuss.

5th of Midyear

The attacking knights and infantry were subjected to a hail of arrow fire as they approached the breach. The armour offered good protectoin, but as they moved into close range, the arrows began penetrating the armour.

2nd of Last Seed

The Master of Subterfuge's report confirmed Celenar's estimate of about five hundred defenders. The walls were made of thick stone, with ballista towers and a few scorpions, and the guards were well trained and took their jobs as lookouts seriously (which had made intelligence gathering somewhat difficult). The gatehouse seemed to have two rooms, with portucullises and gates, though he had been unable to enter the areas of the gatehouse from which defenders fired at attackers - it was very well guarded and had few entrances, none of which were sufficiently isolated for the guards to be quietly dispatched of.