With the larger force
Trent watches as the two forces clash. The six catapults amongst Osbourne's forces have taken a toll on the walls of the keep in several places. Archers continue to fire volley after volley of arrows as the footsoldiers continue to move closer to the walls, along with the four siege towers. Finally the troops inside the keep begin to return fire, launching volleys of their own arrows. Osbourne's advancing soldiers do their best to protect themselves with their shields from the rain of arrows, but every few minutes that pass see several of them cut down. Finally, the Kazadars return fire with their own catapult. The first stone lands amongst the archers of Lord Osbourne, killing several of them. The shot was aimed at one of Osbourne's catapults but missed by thirty yards.
Moments after this, Samiz turns to Trent. "It is time. The breach on the south wall of the keep is nearly complete. The Kazadar will be massing troops there. Good luck!"
Trent works his magic to make himself invisible and then moves quickly towards the breach, doing his best to avoid raining arrows and other hazards. Several minutes later he reaches the breach in the south wall. Keeping a safe distance away but close enough to throw the fireballs from the necklace, Trent carefully removes the small beads. The breach in the wall is huge, large enough to march a small force through five abreast. He can see a large number of heavily-armed Kazadar soldiers just inside the breach. Launching the first missle, Trent is happy to see it finds its mark amidst the troops and explodes in violent firestorm. Without waiting for the smoke to clear, Trent launches the second one. This one lands behind the troops and explodes. The first thing Trent sees is a shower of wood bits and other debris. The second one must have exploded on something solid. Trent quickly casts invisibility on himself again and then hurries back to friendly lines. The trip back is easier as it seems that there is less arrow fire from the Kazadars, possibly because of the chaos inside the keep after the fireballs.
With the smaller force
After what seems like an eternity of waiting, the first signs of something going on nearby are seen by Dolfuur, Fae, Gilbie and the other troops in Osbourne's smaller force. A tall column of smoke is seen on the horizon, in the direction of the keep. Obviously the battle has begun in earnest and something is burning, most likely something inside the keep to be producing that much smoke. At this sign, the troops hunker down and get ready, knowing that the smoke will most likely draw other Kazadar troops to the area.
Less than an hour later, patience is rewarded when movement is seen on the road coming from the direction of Taran. As Osbourne's troops get into position, the movement on the road resolves into a fairly large force of soldiers. There are approximately four to six hundred of them. Less than half are mounted and they are moving quickly, those not mounted jogging along behind the mounted troops...
OOC: No chance on a lance, Fae. None of Osbourne's troops have lances. Those on horseback are armed with swords only.
