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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spider_Jerusalem" data-source="post: 2471166" data-attributes="member: 5507">“Follow me and justice will be yours!” The burnt man finished speaking with a flourish to his companions, who acknowledged his speech with a host of aggressive grunts. Torious could see that most of the other barbarians were scarred with painful burns. This was Robar’s doing. These men pursue the heads of the demons who marked them. Torious nodded with understanding before raising his hand towards the gate wall, then pointed to his path back. He was quite a height above the wall, and whilst he was gesturing towards the border wall he noticed a steep snowdrift, which led from his current position directly onto the ramparts of the wall many feet below. Turning back to the barbarians, whose weapons had eased a little, Torious went to speak but his voice caught in his throat as he heard the baying of a horn from the border wall. Thalin and Milo! Vaerana! The Villagers!.... Mikka.A detachment of knights ride out of the gates. The grunts of the barbarians rose to snarls and snarls led to roars of anger. Torious pushed through the barrier of weapons, the barbarians suddenly lost in a chorus of war cries. His aasimar eyes focused quickly, picking out the near-invisible form of Milo as the halfling swung his crossbow towards the knights. With a sudden rush of panic he saw a pair of guards on the wall point at Milo’s uncovered form. Quickly tracing the route of the knights ahead of them, Torious picked out the figures of Thalin, Vaerana and Mikka as they readied to attack the knights. Torious hefted Freedom’s Edge from the snow. Assessing the situation, he stabbed his sword into the air and began to speak in a commanding cry, “Ulutian men! Your time has come!” Torious swept his arm across the gate as the barbarians turned to him, their faces already savage with hate. The swell of the horn ended, leaving a sudden silence. Torious’ voice built to a new volume, his words booming as the search for justice ignited inside him.“Follow me and justice will be yours!” cried Torious, his last words slipping into a trembling howl of celestial fury. With a torrent of light, his scars stretched open. Torious turned and launched himself down the snowdrift and towards the border wall, the Ulutians just behind.- - - - - - - - - -The knights rounded the corner in a surge of banners, platemail and steeds. Thalin immediately whipped his hands forwards, violently clawing into the minds of the knights. He pulled his fists back with a shout and four of them slumped into unconsciousness. Two of the sleeping knights bucked backwards and crashed into the snow. The other two steeds bolted forwards, thundering out of sight with their riders bouncing wildly. Vaerana dashed forwards and slashed at the trailing knight who was still awake. His horse bucked but he stayed seated. The knight wheeled his steed around to escape. He was halted as Milo’s perfectly timed crossbow bolt hissed into his face, punching through the visor. The remaining knight kicked his heels and bolted forwards, lowering his lance at Thalin, “For Robar!”</blockquote>

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