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Creative Writing: The Battle Of Ela

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How could he be so stupid? What could've possibly possessed him to lead his men through a forest known to be infested with brigands, and while escorting Ela? Immediately regretting his mistake, he resumed the bloody combat as he saw Ela gallop off into the distance. She should be safe behind the column of troops that met the ambushers from the underbrush. Cursing under his breath, he turned to parry a downward strike with the back edge of his blade, before returning a diagonal slash to his opponent's neck as he felt something ring against the sallet that he wore. He was glad he picked up the helmet before the fray happened, for if he hadn't he'd be brained by the morningstar his new foe wielded. His vision blurred and disoriented he staggered back under the force of the blow as the man swung the cruel spiked ball and chain in a deadly sweeping arc. Ulric ended up …show more content…

Part of it was to thank for the dopplesoldner troops who wielded their massive zweihanders, making the spears of their assailants slightly less of a problem. His calvary chief wisely ordered his men to dismount and they killed more of the bandits in an orderly fashion. The beat the survivors to an early retreat, but the losses were considerable, and what was worse was that it could've been avoided. This was perhaps Anton's greatest failure as a commander. Leading his men through hostile terrain for the sake of saving a fornight's travel.

"Gather the wounded and turn back, we will retreat out of these woods" Anton commanded, making the first wise decision he had made since they set out. He took a horse and rode on to catch up to Ela, but to his dismay the tracks led to a dead bandit, clutching his opened abdomen and with a expression as his death mask. He dismounted and followed a trail of blood, fearing for the worst. Thoughts raced through his mind like an uncontrollable flood. Was she hurt? Did she manage to escape?

Was she

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