Lord Feldor listened to Captain Forger explain what had happened "Me and my men fought hard we all used up every arrow we had but it wasn't enough we then retreated the arrikkidian were closing in behind us there were hundreds!"
Lord Feldor what do you want? There are a large group of soldiers coming up the road who could they be are they Arrikkidian? no sir those are out men!
The group of soldiers turned out to be more survivors of the slaughter there twenty four Rankmen and four cavalrymen everyone had wounds some bad some not so bad they marched wearily through the gate a corporal saluted Lord Feldor wearily before collapsing to the ground exhausted most of the men did the same but one quickly ran up and wearily gave an account of the battle
"Blast every one of those soldiers! "With all due respect sir those soldiers died at your command! Those aren't the ones I'm mad at it's that Captain Forger he obviously left those soldiers at the battle field they his men showed up compared to those others his men had no wounds and those who came back could barely walk!
Bent and the strange man traveled for many days towards the western territory's filled with raider thief's mercenary's and roving tribes the man spoke only in monosymballic phrases like fetch some water, start a fire, gather some more wood eventually the arrived at the borders and after travelling a few miles into the wild land they arrived at there destination a compound with several building racks and barrels littered the yard there was also a layer of hay and manure all over the yard throw your gear into the ubit (a small building used for housing of one or two people) yessir said bent after dropping off his load and tying up his animal he wandered over to the big house the man was already set to working fixing some straps sit down you must be very confused yessir said Bent my name is Woldin though I am called the White wolf in many places I am one of two left of the Kings men other wise known as the Oaken heroes but know a days know one knows who we are back before the war of the Continents king Oakeldor kept about five hundred special soldiers known as the kings men or the men of the oaks we were trained in every aspect of fighting but after Tocacity led his arrikkidian armies against Oakeldor we lost most of the brethren during the war I was apprenticed to Feldin he was killed in the final battle that drove Tocacity out we every last one of us was killed except me Oakeldor also fell in the battle and his son Duncan rose to power and healed Flint over the years he pushed me out I was issued one apprentice but you are the first in two decades where is your other apprentice after a few minutes quite speechless said Bent he gather he left me grew restless gathered together a band over time and know fights to keep these territorys a little bit in line he also has been keeping me updated on Arrikidian activity he found a group in the northern regions of these lands suddenly hoofbeats were heard Woldin got up and went to the door unsheathing a bow from the wall and an arrow drawing it he poked his head out of the door then lowered the bow it is my apprentice Cantar call him the Black Wolf its tradition among the Oaken's that we call each other the names given to us in battle Cantar! What are you doing here? I have grave new- he suddenly noticed Bent and said who is this? Ah this is my new apprentice Bent anyways more on that later why have you come I bring the worst news the Arrikidian horde massacred a whole town on the border of Flint Feldor the Fool sent a force to deal with them and they were slaughtered I counted two hundred and ninety three dead soldiers and several officers dead as well Feldor should've known better than to send regular soldiers at them he should've sent for me I have my troops following the arrikdians know they made there way to Santer what would he want at Santer he is going to hire the mercenarys there most likely and gather a second army!
to be continued...
