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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4839293" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 13 - The Inner Chambers (Part 6)</strong></p><p></p><p>Enlishia loosed an arrow quickly as she retreated but the shaft flew over the head of the bandit who pursued her. She reached for another arrow, nocked it and fired again, this one driving into the man’s shoulder but still he kept coming forward. Enlishia fled then, rushing back into the eastern chamber and then running north into the other passage that Erlmoor, Telkya and Lavren had taken. She looked behind her with an arrow nocked to her bow and saw no pursuit but she fled onward anyway, hoping to reach her companions and safety.</p><p></p><p>In the northern part of the chamber, Erlmoor, Telkya and Lavren moved toward the barricade but as they did, one of the bandits that wielded a halberd moved to the other side of the barrier and thrust his weapon over the top of the structure. Another appeared toward the western end of the barrier and beyond them, Telkya could just see Dulvarna lying on the floor of the southern part of the chamber. The elf maid loosed a bolt of golden energy at one of the men and threw him back from the barricade for a moment Lavren loosed a bolt of black energy into the same man and sent him reeling but still the bandits held the barricade. Erlmoor loosed a ribbon of light from his sword that flew past the other bandit and it seemed that the men would hold their barrier and keep the companions from their wounded. Then, Enlishia entered the chamber from the east and the battle turned. The ranger looked back over her shoulder and then loosed one arrow and then a second toward the man at the western end of the barricade. The first shaft flew over his head but the second drove into his throat and he fell back to the floor beyond the barrier, dying.</p><p></p><p>The other man raised a loaded crossbow and let fly a bolt that flew past Lavren and disappeared into a dark opening in the north wall of the chamber. The remaining bandit crossed the square room and rushed at Enlishia who still stood in the entrance to the eastern passage. He thrust his halberd at her but she ducked to the right to avoid the stab and then leapt back beyond the reach of the weapon. Telkya looked toward the eastern passage and then toward Dulvarna and made up her mind. She closed her eyes for a moment and disappeared in a shower of light. She reappeared in the southern half of the chamber beyond the barricade and the bandit stood there. She looked over at Dulvarna and extended her left hand, uttering a healing prayer as she did. White light enveloped Dulvarna and she opened her eyes cautiously as Telkya’s heart sang. The priestess turned and loosed golden light at the man at the barricade and as he realised he was surrounded, panic filled the bandit’s eyes.</p><p></p><p>Lavren loosed a bolt of black energy at the man but he ducked down behind the barricade and evaded the spell. Erlmoor roared and rushed at the barricade, leaping atop it only for it to collapse beneath him, trapping him amongst the debris, crates and barrels. Enlishia retreated into the northern half of the chamber, loosing arrow after arrow at the man who advanced down the corridor behind her. Two drove into man, one in his left hip and the other into his left thigh, forcing him back a step for a moment but still he kept advancing. Meanwhile, the other man turned his halberd around and stabbed at Erlmoor only for the blade to strike the remains of a table in front of the dragonborn instead. Then Dulvarna climbed unsteadily to her feet and rushed at the man from behind. She lashed her blade out, drawing it across the base of his back, and spun him into the barricade.</p><p></p><p>The man before Enlishia advanced down the narrow corridor and stabbed out at her with his halberd. It drove into her shoulder and forced he back into Lavren who stood behind her. Enlishia looked to the right and saw a golden bolt of light strike the other man and throw him against the barricade again.</p><p>“Finish him,” she hissed to Lavren. “I’ll hold this one here.”</p><p></p><p>Lavren retreated toward the north wall to give Enlishia room to fall back herself and then turned to loose a bolt of black energy from his wand. The bolt struck the man in the shoulder and threw him off the barricade towards Dulvarna. With a roar, Erlmoor leapt from amongst the wood and debris and lashed out with his blade. Desperately, the man brought his halberd up two-handed above his head as though it were a quarterstaff, and parried the paladin’s blow. The man slammed the haft of the weapon into the side of Erlmoor’s head and sent him reeling to his right but as he did, a burst of black fur leapt on him from behind. As the recovered Thorn brought his wolf jaws down on the man’s neck, Dulvarna plunged her blade into the bandit’s back and he slumped forward, collapsing onto the barricade to die.</p><p></p><p>In the northern half of the chamber, Enlishia retreated across the room, loosing arrows as she did. Both shafts drove into the man’s chest but still he found the strength to continue his advance. He rushed into the chamber and stabbed his halberd into Lavren’s thigh. The elf fell back and felt the fever of the previous night return suddenly and threaten to overwhelm him. He staggered back before realising that the dark opening in the north wall contained a stairway and desperately, he reached out an arm to steady himself. As he did, Telkya rushed forward to the barricade and loosed a bolt of golden light from her amulet that flashed past the man’s shoulder. As the man looked toward the barricade, Lavren retreated along the north wall and cursed the man, loosing black energy from his wand. The bolt flashed past the man and struck the wall next to the passage entrance. Unexplainable panic seized Lavren as the man raised his halberd again but then Erlmoor roared and leapt back across the barricade. As the dragonborn struggled through the barrier, Enlishia began firing again, two arrows flying past the advancing man. Then he stepped forward, snarling at Lavren.</p><p>“We thought Ference had got you,” the man sneered. “Never thought you’d survive against a werewolf but here you are.”</p><p></p><p>The man levelled his weapon to strike but as he did Thorn, now in human form once more, began to chant an incantation. An icy whirlwind engulfed the man and as he staggered, struggling against the chill wind, Dulvarna clambered over the barricade and leapt down beside the man.</p><p>“Well we did survive,” she snarled at the man. “And we’re glad of it.”</p><p></p><p>She drove her blade into the man’s side and he fell to the stone floor, dying.</p><p></p><p><strong>Next.......Eaters of Knowledge</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4839293, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 13 - The Inner Chambers (Part 6)[/b] Enlishia loosed an arrow quickly as she retreated but the shaft flew over the head of the bandit who pursued her. She reached for another arrow, nocked it and fired again, this one driving into the man’s shoulder but still he kept coming forward. Enlishia fled then, rushing back into the eastern chamber and then running north into the other passage that Erlmoor, Telkya and Lavren had taken. She looked behind her with an arrow nocked to her bow and saw no pursuit but she fled onward anyway, hoping to reach her companions and safety. In the northern part of the chamber, Erlmoor, Telkya and Lavren moved toward the barricade but as they did, one of the bandits that wielded a halberd moved to the other side of the barrier and thrust his weapon over the top of the structure. Another appeared toward the western end of the barrier and beyond them, Telkya could just see Dulvarna lying on the floor of the southern part of the chamber. The elf maid loosed a bolt of golden energy at one of the men and threw him back from the barricade for a moment Lavren loosed a bolt of black energy into the same man and sent him reeling but still the bandits held the barricade. Erlmoor loosed a ribbon of light from his sword that flew past the other bandit and it seemed that the men would hold their barrier and keep the companions from their wounded. Then, Enlishia entered the chamber from the east and the battle turned. The ranger looked back over her shoulder and then loosed one arrow and then a second toward the man at the western end of the barricade. The first shaft flew over his head but the second drove into his throat and he fell back to the floor beyond the barrier, dying. The other man raised a loaded crossbow and let fly a bolt that flew past Lavren and disappeared into a dark opening in the north wall of the chamber. The remaining bandit crossed the square room and rushed at Enlishia who still stood in the entrance to the eastern passage. He thrust his halberd at her but she ducked to the right to avoid the stab and then leapt back beyond the reach of the weapon. Telkya looked toward the eastern passage and then toward Dulvarna and made up her mind. She closed her eyes for a moment and disappeared in a shower of light. She reappeared in the southern half of the chamber beyond the barricade and the bandit stood there. She looked over at Dulvarna and extended her left hand, uttering a healing prayer as she did. White light enveloped Dulvarna and she opened her eyes cautiously as Telkya’s heart sang. The priestess turned and loosed golden light at the man at the barricade and as he realised he was surrounded, panic filled the bandit’s eyes. Lavren loosed a bolt of black energy at the man but he ducked down behind the barricade and evaded the spell. Erlmoor roared and rushed at the barricade, leaping atop it only for it to collapse beneath him, trapping him amongst the debris, crates and barrels. Enlishia retreated into the northern half of the chamber, loosing arrow after arrow at the man who advanced down the corridor behind her. Two drove into man, one in his left hip and the other into his left thigh, forcing him back a step for a moment but still he kept advancing. Meanwhile, the other man turned his halberd around and stabbed at Erlmoor only for the blade to strike the remains of a table in front of the dragonborn instead. Then Dulvarna climbed unsteadily to her feet and rushed at the man from behind. She lashed her blade out, drawing it across the base of his back, and spun him into the barricade. The man before Enlishia advanced down the narrow corridor and stabbed out at her with his halberd. It drove into her shoulder and forced he back into Lavren who stood behind her. Enlishia looked to the right and saw a golden bolt of light strike the other man and throw him against the barricade again. “Finish him,” she hissed to Lavren. “I’ll hold this one here.” Lavren retreated toward the north wall to give Enlishia room to fall back herself and then turned to loose a bolt of black energy from his wand. The bolt struck the man in the shoulder and threw him off the barricade towards Dulvarna. With a roar, Erlmoor leapt from amongst the wood and debris and lashed out with his blade. Desperately, the man brought his halberd up two-handed above his head as though it were a quarterstaff, and parried the paladin’s blow. The man slammed the haft of the weapon into the side of Erlmoor’s head and sent him reeling to his right but as he did, a burst of black fur leapt on him from behind. As the recovered Thorn brought his wolf jaws down on the man’s neck, Dulvarna plunged her blade into the bandit’s back and he slumped forward, collapsing onto the barricade to die. In the northern half of the chamber, Enlishia retreated across the room, loosing arrows as she did. Both shafts drove into the man’s chest but still he found the strength to continue his advance. He rushed into the chamber and stabbed his halberd into Lavren’s thigh. The elf fell back and felt the fever of the previous night return suddenly and threaten to overwhelm him. He staggered back before realising that the dark opening in the north wall contained a stairway and desperately, he reached out an arm to steady himself. As he did, Telkya rushed forward to the barricade and loosed a bolt of golden light from her amulet that flashed past the man’s shoulder. As the man looked toward the barricade, Lavren retreated along the north wall and cursed the man, loosing black energy from his wand. The bolt flashed past the man and struck the wall next to the passage entrance. Unexplainable panic seized Lavren as the man raised his halberd again but then Erlmoor roared and leapt back across the barricade. As the dragonborn struggled through the barrier, Enlishia began firing again, two arrows flying past the advancing man. Then he stepped forward, snarling at Lavren. “We thought Ference had got you,” the man sneered. “Never thought you’d survive against a werewolf but here you are.” The man levelled his weapon to strike but as he did Thorn, now in human form once more, began to chant an incantation. An icy whirlwind engulfed the man and as he staggered, struggling against the chill wind, Dulvarna clambered over the barricade and leapt down beside the man. “Well we did survive,” she snarled at the man. “And we’re glad of it.” She drove her blade into the man’s side and he fell to the stone floor, dying. [B]Next.......Eaters of Knowledge[/B] [/QUOTE]
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