The battle ended in a way none of the warriors from Oden could have ever imagined. Not only had they lost to the townsmen of Ribest in mere minutes, they had lost badly, so badly that not a single Ribest fighter had been killed. The townsmen fought with overwhelming strength, precision, and discipline, beating down the invaders without taking a single life.
Yes, many men had sustained heavy injuries on both sides, but no one from Ribest had died.
Over half of Oden's warriors were forced to retreat, abandoning their own comrades as fear overtook them. Those who remained were quickly captured. The townsmen and the knights tied them all down and dragged them to the town square, the only place large enough to hold prisoners, since Ribest had no dungeon. They were not a war town. They never expected to need one.
But today, they had won a war.
