Death Mage's Fury by Bender Jon

Author:Bender, Jon [Bender, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Jonathan Bender
Published: 2015-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The city of Mendon was in sight. Even from this distance, Cribble could see the large breaches in the wall surrounding it. Tomorrow, Tamrick and the two other mages would destroy the repairs that Tamn had made to its defenses, allowing Cribble and his three thousand men to march in and kill the bastard. To deprive Cribble’s small army of comfort and supplies, the warlord had ordered his soldiers to burn the towns that lay along the wide road to the city. Many people had died in those fires, and even Brenin’s riders could not reach them in time. Those who survived were now without shelter or supplies for the winter. Cribble had given what aid he could, but there were too many to care for. He could not weaken his own men to help them all. He had told the survivors to find shelter in other towns and villages, or head to Ale’adaria where they would be relocated to Terika. The best thing he could do for them was to kill the man who thought nothing of killing innocents, thought nothing of killing children. Cribble had never known true hatred in battle, but he felt it now. It was a feeling he and all those with him shared after what they had seen. The small charred bodies of children who could not escape the buildings as they burned. Mothers covering their babes in a futile effort protect them.

“The men are settled for the night,” Jerup said.

“Good. Make sure the captains know that their units are to rest as much as possible. Cut all duties down to the minimum. I want them fresh for tomorrow,” Cribble said.

Jerup nodded, likely having already seen to it. “Brenin’s riders are back from scouting. They were unable to get an accurate count, but they estimate Tamn’s men at double our own number.”

Cribble spit on the ground. “It doesn’t matter. We’re going in. Make sure the men know that there are commoners in the city.”

“You will need to get some rest as well,” Jerup said.

“I remember promoting you to captain, not my mother,” Cribble replied.

“I doubt you listened to your mother any more than you listen to me,” he said, shaking his head.

Jerup was the only one Cribble let get away with talking to him in that manner. He trusted the man, would even call him a friend, and he doubted chastising him would have stopped him anyway.

“Just get it done, Jerup.” The captain saluted and moved back into the camp. Cribble took one more look at the city before following.

The next day, the sun was shining and reflecting off the white of the snow, forcing him to squint. It was a beautiful day, not that Cribble ever thought of days as beautiful or ugly. The only thing he noticed about the weather was how well he could fight in it. Attacking a city was always dirty business. Once inside, things would become confused and chaotic very quickly. The plan Cribble had laid out for his captains was as simple as he could make it, while still allowing for flexibility.

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