The god beasts then attacked without hesitation, breaking on the line that had prepared for it, but causing several defenders to be sent flying. Just as Laz was prepared to engage, several more jumped forward and he could no longer watch his people.
After a fierce day of fighting, they slammed the doors on the gate as the defenders could only drag their beaten selves off somewhere to rest.
They had lost, and lost badly. Six had been killed in the battle and Seventeen was currently sitting with his body which had been recovered, drinking over his friend's corpse and reminiscing about the time they had spent together, the women they had met and all the trouble they had caused before being sent on a forced march by the Empire's army to die, just to get into a fortified castle where they would then be sent into another group, just to die again.
