Kingdom Come by Blake Bisciotti

Author:Blake Bisciotti [Bisciotti, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BFBLibri
Published: 2017-10-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

The council of Lunemire decided quickly to not send their army to support the campaign of Victus Antonel and the two other cities of the South Sea. Lunemire was by far the largest city of the three. Its farmland spanned the furthest, its productivity was the highest, and it was nearly twice as large as the smallest of the three cities, Abellard. The council did not look lightly on Faletonia; however they would rather wait and see what the nation’s intention was from within the sanctity of their walls. They would not abandon the other cities entirely though. Before the army left, Lunemire had sent significant amounts of weapons, armor and supplies. Every man who fought for Victus Antonel was clad in some form of armor and wielded a steel weapon. This gave the humans a significant advantage could not have happened without the assistance of Lunemire. Furthermore, additional supplies were still yet to be sent, including food and water.

Although the council had firmly decided their decision about sending troops, the opinions of the citizens were still mixed. Tales of Faletonia had spread throughout the city but were warped and twisted by the influences of whoever was telling the story. To some, Faletonia was a murderous horde of brigands, intent on conquering the lands and enslaving the humans. To others they were an admirable new land of the free, or a thriving conglomerate of potential trade partners. Some even schemed that Faletonia was no more than a large tribe of orcs whose story had been forced upon Lunemire to strengthen the collective position of Abellard and Rogsnelk.

Word of Victus’s attack had first arrived to the city of Abellard. Legendary stories of might and magic, of knights and monsters filled homes and pubs. Stories of how Victus himself slayed mighty giants with his blade in one on one combat bounced from ear to ear, while other tales of powerful divine spells were spread with enthusiasm. Soon each of the three cities heard of the siege. These tales seemed to only add fuel to the spreading fire of disparity of opinion and emotion in Lunemire, which became evident in the streets of the city. In the large city square near the Great Hall of the Fathers, the meeting place of the city council, large crowds gathered and clashed. Emotions ran high as each crowd screamed their case. Some people held signs, some banged drums. Based on the amount of tension and animosity between the groups, violence was a distinct possibility. The city guard was present and prepared for unrest.

Ostinus was in full armor side by side with other members of the guard. He stood with his hands on the top of his rectangular shield, the bottom of which was rested on the ground. The city guard had to dress alike in both armor and garb, or he would have had his own kite shaped shield and sword with him.

“Spare the lives of our men and our supplies, the monsters have been no threat so far!” Screamed a heavyset man in the crowd to Ostinus’s right.

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