After month passed, we received a letter from my parents through a magic beast, its a expensive way to deliver letter. The Magic beast should at least be rank 3 to understand human language.
It came directly to the mansion aunt Elise was afraid of it and screamed for help, i ran sword in hand to see the beautiful creature, it was a 3 meter long gull. He gave me the letter and left on the spot.
Dad and mom said that they found me a fiancée and were on the way back it should take two weeks. Uncle George found a husband for Caroline too, they will explain it more when they come back.
Grandpa body became clearer with his soul and mind training, but he takes more of my mana now, before he took 1/4 of my mana pool now its 1/3.
In more than 2 years my mana pool grew so a third of my current mana pool is a lot more than before. Grandpa felt that the resurrection spell of Kalimdor could work to give him a new body.
If the soul off the owner of the body pass away quickly. Slave dealer came here once every two year, they will come this June or in December. We will buy a weak or a sick one, let him die, if they haven’t a slave in these conditions, we will order one to the merchant for December.
Second we will look or a magic which help Souls to dissipate. For the time being i will work my magic on rats.
It has been two days since dad letter, i still keep my daily routines. Grandpa tough of using Holy magic to help with the resurrection, i tough of using it to help myself.
Since training as a knight make me very tired and my body very sore. I trained while using holy and druid magic to heal my body. It didn’t have a big effect if used to cure all the tiredness in one shot.
But if i applied (minor heal) or (minor recuperation) from time to time, in overall, i could train for a longer time, my training sessions went from two hours to six hours. But when i stopped i felt really more tired.
I tried to find the good combination of spell, my mana and energy were empty. I lied on the garden and slept a bit. Eva came to wake me up to eat lunch. I was famished, i ate for 3 people. I still was tired, i went to rest in my bedroom.
Late in the afternoon, Jules came to the mansion running and urged Elise to wake me up. She told me, we were under an attack of goblins, their leader was a shaman and used spell to shot the soldiers down, a few were injured.
I told him to go back, i would equip myself and come down. I told aunt Elise summon Caroline, she has to participle to this war too.
I went to take my armor, sword and bow and two quiver, it took me a quarter of an hour to be ready. Elise came back to me saying that Caroline said she was ill.
I directly went to her bedroom kicked the door. I saw her sitting on her bed reading a book. « I know that your are not ill, believe me, if you don’t come, i will force dad to tell all the noble that the future baroness is a coward, he may even make a report to the Duke. » i said venously
« Can’t you leave me in peace? this is not my territory, this is your responsibility » she said screaming.
« My family raised you, ingrate, you will come or i will throw you to the goblins, and said you died weapons in hands ». i threatened her
She looked at me unsure of what to do. I advanced toward her to pick her up
« Ok… i will come, give me some times to prepare » she said with an helpless face.
I waited twenty minutes more. It made me so mad, that i was unsure if i could tolerate her more. Once ready she followed me silently while we took horses to rush to the entry wall.
4 soldiers were at the foot, with different injuries, burns, missing limbs, arrows etc. We could hear the scream of the goblins, the metal clashing against each others. We climbed the wall and i reported to Bernard.
« Bernard What is going on? » he stopped his fight and a soldier took his place.
« A shaman goblin led around 150 goblins to attack us. 4 soldiers are injured and 7 dead for now, but everyone is tired we have been fighting for an hour, i send a messenger to you when the pressure lessened »
« How did you stop the Shaman to shot spell? » i asked
« I have two archers looking for him in the mob of goblins but he is smart. He is dressed like the others and don't use his wand. He know that we can’t differentiate their faces. » he said with a scowl.
« Where do you want us to help ? » i asked the captain.
« Caroline can go to the left part of the wall to help the soldier and the young lord can let one archer to rest, they have been shooting arrows for an hour, i don’t believe they can continue for a long time. »
« Good we will do as you say » i looked toward Caroline, she ignored me while she walked toward the left part of the wall.
I tapped on the shoulder of the archer who went down to rest. Caroline went to help the left side who began to be submerged by Goblins.
Goblins are a bit shorter than me, so they should have an 8 or 9 years old human child size, they are thinner than a child, They wear ragged clothes and leather armors, their weapons are bad quality like those of a new adventurer. Their skins color are varied shades of green.
3 goblins can take down a copper knight if well coordinated. The fact that our troops could defend until now, show that they aren’t troop which went out from the border of the monster empire.
I used my eyes to look for a goblin with more mana than the others, i found 3 of them with a big mana pool, with all these goblins packed together i couldn’t see if they were obstructed mana pool or cleared ones. I began to target and shoot those goblins down.
The first and second died easily since arrow where not shot to them until now, the third used other goblins as shield. I continued to shot him arrow after arrow, i successfully shot 20 arrows who killed a goblin each time.
My target ran far beyond the goblins in the back and surveyed me. In each quivers i have 30 arrows, i can shot 60 goblins downs, and my marksmanship is top notch, Grandpa told me that with my eyes, i should train to be the best archer of the kingdom, i trained each day this belonged to my knight training. As knight, i should master a lot of different weapons.
I ignored the presumed shaman at the back and continued to shot the goblins down i stopped when i had only had 20 arrows left. The Goblins horde thinned by a large number, after an hour of fight they were still more than 100 goblins, after 10 minutes archery less than 90 remained.
i went to look for Bernard « Do we have arrows in storage? »
« No my lord, there are only the one that you have and the one that the other archers have. »
I went to the other archers to count how much arrow do we own, 34 arrows left. I looked for the shaman he still was at the back looking at me.
« Do you see the goblin at the back.? » i said to the archers couldn’t remember their names.
« Yes » they answered.
« Its the shaman, when you are sure you can shot him down don’t hesitate, i will help the others soldier to fight, so you can stay here, only one of you is necessary the other can rest you can takes turn. And if the shaman approach scream to let everyone be aware of it». I gave them my arrow and threw my bow to the side.
I drew my sword and went to the right to help them to fend off Goblins. There were goblins on the wall, they are quite agile and hard to kill.
I came from their back, they couldn’t see me, i used my knight energy, my skin became copper colored, and i cut toward the neck of the nearest goblin in one swing.
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I continued by piercing the chest of the second one. The rest of the enemies reacted, Two targeted me while the last continued to assault the tired soldier.
I used an spell (earth roots) which transformed the stones in the ground in roots which caught the ankles of the creatures. I cut their throat and advanced to help the soldier but i was late. The goblin had his sword impaled in the soldier guts, who was screaming in the ground.
His colleagues couldn’t afford to help him. I took quick steps and cut the goblins who was retrieving this sword. i putted the solider against the back of the wall and took his place.
A goblin jump from the ladder to the wall. We exchanged blow, he was quick but the wall path is narrow, with ample sword movement i get to cut one of his arms and finished him, an other goblin was about to jump to the wall. I ran to the ladder and pierced belly, he screamed and moved a lot, i nearly let go my sword. I tried to move my sword out of him but i couldn’t. I took it with my two hand, i made the goblin fall from the ladder, to use his weight to pull him down until i could take my sword back.
An other goblin jumped in the wall and charged me, i did a large sword swing and cut it in two. I gave a heavy sword cut to the ladder to break it down.
The first cut only broke one side of it which made it turn to the side and the goblins fell. The walls are 10 meters high, i believe that they are injured.
I let the ladder like that and went to help the others soldier. There were 9 soldiers fighting agains 3 or 4 goblins each, it was a hard fight the solider were bound to lose if no reinforcement.
I cut down the enemies, and took their attention, while new enemies, replaced them from the ladder. It took me 10 minutes to help the second soldier and to cut the ladder.
I checked the first ladder it was still on the wall but not repaired. With a soldier free and two ladder down helping the other soldier became a lot easier.
We cleared the wall but everyone was exhausted. Today, i trained and now i fought, i was at the end. At the foot of the wall we could see the goblins reorganize, trying to use the ladder again.
We broke the ladder each times, sometimes a goblin would jump on the wall and be surrounded and killed by the soldiers.
I looked at the back of the goblins troop the shaman was still there. Their troop have thinned a lot, i presumed that Caroline did a good job too.
I went back to the middle of the wall and Bernard was there looking at the battlefield, one of is arm was banded.
« How is your arm? » I asked
« I took a nasty cut, it will take a month or too to get it back to his original state and a ugly scar »
« Scars make the soldier, you can brag about it in the future ». i said with a smile. « How many enemies left ? »
« With Caroline and your help, we have cleaned the walls, the shaman has not used spells, there is 50 or 60 goblins left. But everyone is tired, we will not be able to fight for an other hour. » He said sadly.
« if we scare them will it work? » i asked seriously
« How would we do it? » He asked.
« There is 34 arrows left i am pretty sure to kill 30 goblins with it, but it would let us exposed to the shamans spell. We try to scare them by killing half of them quickly, if the shamans began to use spell, i propose that we charge to kill him. The remaining goblins would not fight to death without a leader ». i explained, this was a last stand plan, but didn't have enough ressource do more.
« There is a lot of risk with that plan » said the captain.
« Yes, it’s a desperate one, with everyone tired, we can’t do more, we could retreat in the city and ask the civilians to fight with us, but i don’t know the success rate of it. Even if we may have a lot of causalities with this plan, i am sure that caroline or me would be able to slay the shaman. You are the chief and experienced soldier you chose, i give only suggestion, i’m too inexperienced." i told him.
« Young lord, you can shot them down we will regroup as you do that and fake a preparation to charge, we will make the horse do some noise and the man climb down the wall. If there leader is experienced he would predict a charge. If they are not scared we will give up the wall and rush to the city, i will have one of my man to alert and organize the citizen. We need 15 minutes to put the wounded back and prepare the citizen. »
The wounded went back to the city and Jules departed to the city with a horse. A quarter of an hour later he came back with more horses and men of it, to help to fake the charge.
Bernard yelled « listen well, most of you are only to make up for numbers. Your duty is only to sit on your horse and look aggressive. The soldiers will charge out of the entry door with Caroline, the young Lord and me. If the plan don’t make its effect everyone turn around and go to the city. Young lord you can begin to shot the goblin. »
i took an arrow, and shot a goblin who was manipulating a ladder, my next target was the near the fresh corpse. I chained up the arrows, one by one the goblins fell down, they began to panic and retreat, the shaman yelled, one of the retreating goblin didn’t listen to him and was kill by a (thunderbolt).
The goblins began to rush back to the wall but with less energy. They were between the hammer and the anvil. I only had ten arrows left and shot them.
With this archery session i was completely empty, i could only feel the little soul power that i had trained, it was not enough for an attack.
« There is 28 goblins left and the Shaman, said Bernard we have nineteen tired soldier, Caroline said she could still fight for a time, i’m injured and you young lord how are you? » reported Bernard
« I trained hard this morning, i didn’t plan to fight in the afternoon, i’m currently totally tired » while saying that i remembered of this morning training and my recovery spell.
« But i believe that if we do a cavalry charge for the shaman head i would be able to help. » i rectified.
« Everyone go to the horse, and equip a lance. We have decided after counting our enemies that we would go to kill their commander. My arm is injured i can’t lead the charge, who is volunteer ». Asked Bernard
No one was up, i looked at Caroline who was the person in the best condition to do it, she did even look toward Bernard she was petting her horse.
« I will do it » i said, i went to my horse, I took the lead of the triangular formation, Jules and Martis were a step behind me to my left and right. Caroling was safe in the back.10 years to grow up with that girl and i didn’t see that coming.
I casted (High recovery), i felt my body being a lot more comfortable and my sense became sharper, unfortunately i was still far from my best condition. I could go for a little fight.
The civilians opened the doors, the goblins who were climbing the ladder were surprised. there were only 10 goblins in front of the shaman and 30 meters away, it would be a question of seconds. I kicked the horse which went forward. My lance was targeting the nearest goblin chest.
The shaman looked at me and began to cast a thunderbolt, i could see the flow of mana being gathered he was aiming for my head. i waited a bit before crouching down the spell passed above my head letting the noise of a thousand bird chirping in a chaotic way.
My lance pierced the first goblin and my horse ran over a second one, i let my lance down because of the weight of the goblin and drew my sword. The Shaman shot a fireball in front of my horse, the explosion get me flying in the air, i landed heavily on my back, i casted a quick (Holy light), and got on my feet, Jules was coming toward me, the rest had encircled the shaman.
I screamed « We don’t take prisoners » Martis was the first to pierce him with his sword the others did it too. The rest of the goblins didn’t take time to think and all retreated. I went to see my horse, it had his two front legs broken. I used my practiced druidic language to tell him that it was fine, i would heal his legs,. It topped his high pitched neighing for sad and low ones, i discreetly casted (minor recovery).
Bernard came hurriedly and asked in a panicked voice « are you alright young lord? »
« Yeah it was my first flight, so my landing wasn’t smooth. Bernard send some men to the city to get people to help to clean the aftermath. This is my personal horse, i want it to be carried to my mansion i will heal him there. Mother left me ointment in case of need, i don’t have enough for everyone, send someone to pick it at the mansion and apply it to the grave injuried. Do you need me to deal with the something? »
« No my lord, i should be able to take care of it myself, i will send someone to accompany you to the mansion and to get the ointment »
Caroline, Jules and me, went to the mansion Elise was waiting for us, i asked her to get the ointment and to warm water we need to clean ourself.
I went to the stalls to get the old wooden water tank in which the horses used to drink i poured cold water i used mana to gather fire energy in it, i warmed it until it became lukewarm, i waited for Elise warm water and poured it in. I told her that i would wash myself in the wooden tub.
I cleaned my body first and my equipment next i didn’t want the stink of the goblins to soak my armor or their blood to rust my sword. I waited for my horse to be delivered. It came on a carriage two horses later.
The night had already come we had to eat. Little Eva was curious and asked a lot of question about why mister horse was hurt.
The men helped me to get the horse in the stall were i explained to him that he had to lie in the ground for 2 months during the day even after i heal him, it could stand at night and move if wanted.
The problem was that i can’t measure the intelligence of a horse, did it understand me? we will see.
During the dinner i told little eva about the story of the battle with the bad goblins.
I was tired and i lost a lot of my mana, i fed the foxes and went to bed, Eva joined me. i will tell dad to buy me a bigger bed.
In the morning Bernard came to give a report of the aftermath. 16 soldiers died on duty, and four are unable to continue to be soldiers. We went from 40 soldiers after my parents leave to 20 left.
From the moment i was alerted and the moment i was on the battlefield it took me 50 minutes, 20 minutes lost because of Caroline. Does it have influenced the battle? I will tell in my report to dad and he will decide.
« Bernard try to console their family for now, i don’t know what dad do in those case, he will be back in less than two weeks for the time being the pay of the dead and injured soldiers is still distributed »
« I will tell it to the families. I have organized a militia to patrol the wall at night. their duty is only to alert us, we are now underhanded. »
« Caroline and i will also join the efforts, include us in your plans. And good work you lead this battle with brio » I hope she refuse, i have a ball of rage to share with someone.
« Thank you my lord.» answered the captain.