Off to the plains

[Kinether]

It was early morning when the gates of Nerai opened. Sun was shining on large grasslands and fields with grain around the city and lighting up the water surface of meander around the city hill... half-wild horses grazing outside the fortifications.

Crowd of mostly men in wooden helmets and leather armour, carrying long wooden spears walked outside.

It was no doubt, Nerai´s niru-men were going on war mission.

Bunch of different whistles and name calls cut the silence and great part of the horses, until this walking freely, turned and slowly came to their masters. In several minutes, 500 Quantilian riders were ready to go. But instead of leaving, they formed 5 large squads and lined up in front of the main gate, like they were waiting for something... or someone.

Finally a rider in red cloack appeared in the gate. It was Kinether. he stopped and looked over lined up squadrons.

Absolute silence.

"Niru-men of Nerai and all people from Quantilia..." his voice sounded through the plain "Im sure you know why you are here! Flaion, city of the docks on the river and an ally of us, was attacked again by Gotar soldiers!"

He began to ride slowly in front of squadrons.

"This is for third time they attacked the docks, and I am sure its for the last time! I dispatch you to help free people of Flaion, to defend their homes against these who stand against the will of Paerai!"

He stopped and the mass of soldiers replied by one voice "For The Quantilia! Free people, unite!"

Kinether smiled. "Thats right!" he shouted "Do not let any of the Gotar soldiers touch our allies! Now, go go!"

After this, whole mass of riders rode away to the plains, to Flaion.

Kinether watched until the last soldier was out of his sight... and then turned the horse into opposite way.

"Go, free riders... I will go and speak to Iwu and Nioris."

With that he left to the east.

[Lupin]

After a long week of running and camping he finally comes to the plains, the grass under his feet was nice and cool, he slipped his shoes off and placed his shoes in his pack. He began to run once again as he could see Nerai in the horizon, he relized that he made it, but he could careless he would probably get chased out. He begins running again for the gates.

[Kinether]

The army of horsemen awaked into the next day morning when the guards saw a stranger, coming over the fields. He was running on his foot and didnt resemble to any of the plains people... one of the riders went toward him.

"Greetings, stranger. Tell me... what are you doing here? I havent seen someone like you before." The rider raised his arm in greeting.

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Meanwhile Kinether rode out of the gate, followed by several guards, bearing a chest with metal weapons from urgorian merchants. He stopped the guards and nodded on them to lay the new weapons down.

He looked over the gathered army and took out a small horn and blew it to make sure everyone would notice that something is happening...

"Riders from the Plains! I bring the news you were awaiting for to you! First... I will call some of your officers here to get better weapons we got from Urgor as a debt for Flaion! Second... we made up a plan for stopping Urgor´s rampage on the villages! Several from you will carry a message to the other villages, the rest will help us make a wall between our homes and Urgor, that no attacker shall pass! Now... get into lines, I need to talk with the leaders that came with you from the villages!"

[Lupin]

Lupin looks up at the man.

"I was coming here to seek refuge for a couple of nights,"

Lupin looks at the city,

"I have came from the Elvandir forest trying to escape the elves,"

[Kinether]

The guard looked on him suspiciously and took his throwing weapon from his back into right hand.

"Ive never heard about such a place like... Elvardir or how do you call it. Well... I guess I can allow you to go into the city, but first I have to check out your weapons."

[Lupin]

Lupin shows the man on horse his twin scimitars and twin daggers, he passes them gently.

"They are nothing speacial, but they get the job done,"

Lupin laughs and watches the guard look at the weapons.

[denise]

*she kept riding the calvary only closing in more, and the Gotar horseman even faster then she thought.. it woudend take more then 3 minutes to get to her.. maybe even less, she had rode past the roads leading to Nerai, and saw the gates.. her saving.. she breathed heavily, and saw some archers*

"F*ck"

*The gates coudend be far away.. could they? it had to be close.. it just had to be.. with a smile she saw the first sign of live, but also.. the first sounds of other horses.. god.. but.. they.. where.. how? then. a sound she would never forget again.. arrows looking back she saw how the first load of arrow's where fired towards her.. or her horse hard to see*

"Left!"

*She tried to move to the left with her horse, but the arrow's where faster. her horse got hit by serval arrow's which made it fall down. and took her with it, denise rolled sometime, and left out a small yelp of pain, as an arrow was in her leg to*

"Help.. Urgor soldiers.. and Gotar once's to!"

*She sayed towards the 2 persons's who where only 10 meter's away.. but she didend know how far away the Calvary was.. scared to look back, she tried to move forward, but getting up proved to be a problem..*

[Kinether]

The guard turned on the woman raiding toward the city, chased by some riders. They were attacking - and from Urgor? Their banners looked so-

"Alarm! Everyone!" he shouted to draw attention at least of part of the gathered army "HEY!"

When he saw the riders turned he pushed Lupin aside, running to the wounded rider "Sorry, I guess you better stay aside from this. You may be easily mistaken for enemy..." He reached Denise lying on the ground, trying to drag he away until the soldiers would meet in here...

(1/2 of the post, my BB is IRRITATING AS HELL!!)

[Lupin]

Lupin looks at Kinether and the appoaching woman, he purrs.

"You kidding, I ain't letting you have all the fun,"

Lupin didn't get his weapons back so he prepares himself for a bit of hand-to-sword or bow fight.

"Men attacking women... that ain't right,"

Lupin walks to Kinether Denise.

[Kinether]

(2/2)

Kinether looked on the calling guard... and to the intruders.

"Riders! Raiding party from Gotar and Urgor!"

With that great part of the half-lined up army turned, drawing their weapons. On the first look, it would seem as absolutely disorganised crowd of horsemen... but everyone from them knew their commander - and the commanders knew what to do.

"Kereshmen, forward! Prepare your weapons! Kaquons, aim! Spears as second!" ...under several commands, the riders formed and started to ride against the intruders, the first lines formed from two-handed shortswordsmen, going to cut their foes into pieces...

(//glad to use plains anti-cavalery units on you as the first, Belial //)

[belial]

( hey, that's not fair! just like the Urgorian units are that stupid to ride till 10 meters away from the freaking main-city of the enemy. I would like to change it into a the distance of as far as a human eye can meets. Or at least arrow distance it took to shoot Denise down, which means at least 200-300 meter. If that's ok, i'll post now starting for that point of view. Which seems to be pretty fair to me.)

* As Denise went down together with her horse into the dust, the Urgorian troops stopped.*

" Damned" * the Urgorian officer cursed some words as he hadn't realised they came that close to Nerai. Immediately after the first shouts out of the city, the Urgorians turned around and runned away, hoping there tired horse would be fast enough to keep the enemy off.*

[denise]

(acctuly i think those Relegion calvery are stupid enough to get that close )

*She tried to drag herself, more forward.. herself dragging towards safety while her leg was still hurting, she whimperd of the pain, and eventuly leand against the wall, grinning abit.. Belial had set his own trap..*

[belial]

( Urgorians!!!! isn't the same as Serpii. Those 500 man chasing Denise exist out of 200 Urgorians and 300 heavy Krondorian cavalry of the Vestrit family ( and obvious, lead by a Vestrit : Draken-Korin. The krondorians are taking a break while the Urgorians made the mistake of being to exitated in the hunt that they forget they were near Nerai till the saw the city. So they send one arrow wave hoping it would bring Denise down. Capish? )

[Kinether]

(//note: did you bring the archers from Urgor or Krondor? Common Plains got only weak archers... )

The riders kept going to the Urgorians, fulled with rage. Even the fact their enemy was turning to flee didnt stop them... they will go and catch those, and theres no option what will happen to them! They will surrender - or be killed!


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The guard walked to the girl leaning against the wall, helping her to sit he noticed the wound

"Wait here, there should be mages in the back lines of the riders, Ill bring some here."

[belial]

* The Urgorians tried to have their horses run as fast as possible. The total exhausted horses of four men suddenly dropped and gave the main group perhaps half a minute but not enough cause immediately after the shouts of the enemy came back, closer an closer... Suddenly two men cried out of pain as they fell of their horses with an arrow in their back. The fleeing Urgorians passed the open field in the woods where they splitted up with the krondorians. The officers cursed as they were no where to be seen. While the enemy passed the place, suddenly a stream of fire seemed to come out of nowhere, striking down three Nerai-riders. Immediately after that 100 Krondorians appeared out of the woods, using their lances as spear to take down the left flank of the enemy. The Urgorians, suprised by the sudden appearance of the Krondorians suddenly saw the roles had been changed and launched a frontal attack now on the enemy. *