We headed for the village, when we took the old east path it was getting dark; the closer we were to Archet the more we could see the glow of a fire, the attack had begun.
When we arrived there were people fighting everywhere, I saw the keeper of the prison succumb under the blows of a brigand, many I shot down but more and more seemed to arrive.
I was with Falthanna who seemed determined to reach the main square of Archet, we advanced but more brigands came, we continued to fight meanwhile tha flames all around us the flames were higher and higher, the starry sky was gone in its place an orange glow was all that I could see.
We finally reached the square, there the survivors had erected the last barricade and waited for the enemy, with surprise I saw the Captain Brackenbrook protecting the hobbits and Amdir, father and son embraced each other and shed tears each sorry for what had happened years before and for what was happening in that moment, I found with my great pleasure also the two Hobbits fortunately they were fine, the same was not for Amdir who was sitting on the ground motionless and pale, without even the strength to talk; the time a new wave of enemies was rushing into the square, the Brackenbrook throwed blows with the swords, Atli swung his ax and I rant my arrows, we repeled them back, some brigand was already running away and the battle seemed won, but it was at that point that they arrived.
The wave of dread, the same feeling of death immobilized me and everyone else no one dared to look at the two figures dressed in red who had made their way into the square; with them was Calder Cob with his sneer, admiring the flames that enveloped all the buildings around us, and the completion of his work.
So the Cargul,spoke with words that everyone could understand, their voice was still made of wheezing and other strange sounds, they no longer wanted to spend time with us so they called him.
Amdir, as if hypnotized, he stood up and at the command of one of the Cargul followed them; useless were our cries it was as if we did not exist, so it was that Amdir walked away.
Was him part of the plan? Was he working for the enemy? And how Calder Cob could have such powerful friends?
He was realizing his plan, he killed the old Brackenbrook with no pity; that was the last straw, everybody shake the fear off then Calder Cob could not survive, his fool plan was finally ended.
The brigands left were fleeing toward Chetwood, the Cargul had left with Amdir, Archet was burning but we were alive.
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Assault on Archet
Submitted by Kamilatko on September 30th, 2016

