KNIGHTS - A Medieval Heroes

[Grey_Wolf]

Tom looked at Edward a bit baffled. How could he know? I've told no one!.

"Well, sire, my ability has been passed down through the years in the family. And since it has never really come to any good use we have kept it a secret. But for what it's worth here goes: I can freeze things."

"Freeze things? Do show us, Tom."

Tom grabbed an apple and concentrated - it soon turned to ice.

"Marvellous! I am sure you will be useful addition to the Dragon Knights - in fact I will make you a Knight right now if you want."

[Acalewia]

Surprise showed on Tom's face. His jaw dropped. Nothing came out. He looked over to Edwina. She smiled and nodded at him. A Knight! And a Dragon Knight at that. The Dragon Knights were real! Tom looked down at the frozen apple.
"Yes," he said after a few moments and several tries. Edward drew his sword.
"Down on one knee, Tom," The squire complied. Edward touched him on one shoulder. A sudden excitment rose in him and he could feel his heart beating faster. Edward touched him on the other shoulder.
"Arise a Knight, Sir Tom," When Tom stood, Edwina was smiling.
"We'll leave you and Vincent to discuss the catupults, Edward,"

After leaving the Council room, Tom looked at Edwina.
"I thought he wanted to speak to me for playing Knight," Edwina smiled. "And for hitting you with the sword,"
"Hitting me is the least of your worries now, Sir Tom," She had a point.

[orithil]

"So Edward these catapults at best will be able to reach up to about 640 meters" Vincent allowed himself a small smile for his genius "Well be able to decimate enemy ground forces and if we hit the dragons them as well"

[Grey_Wolf]

"Very good, my friend." said Edward."This will give us an edge against them."

[Mari]

When Celia woke up she felt a lot better. After freshening up a bit, the time had come to tell the others what she had seen.
Celia went down the stairs and to the Main Hall in search of Edward. After knocking on the door, she slipped in and saw Edward and Vincent sitting in the hall.

[Grey_Wolf]

Celia sat down at the table. Afte a while Sir Christoper, Prince Darion and the others came in also and got seated.

"My friends. Celia has had a vision of a calamity and victims. The time has come for serious action. The first sortie of the campaign will be riding off ín a few hours. A pair of Ice dragons has been sighted not far away from here. Knights, make yourself ready! We ride at dawn!"

[Acalewia]

Erlamin roared.
"How many did you let pass!" The Ice Dragon cringed.
"I didn't see them until they were on the pass' edge. By then it was too late,"
Erlamin thumped the Ice's nose.
"Could you not smell them?" The Dragon lowered his head. "You never answered my question," The Dragon was silent.
"HOW MANY!?" she bellowed, causing rock and ice to tremble and fall and Urgrilon to step back.
"Three,"
"THREE!?" She growled. Urgrilon nudged Erlamin.
"Calm down. You keep bellowing like that every human within ten miles will hear you,"
"You had better hope those three didn't see you,"

***

"It seems the time has come for all of us to put our powers to use," Edwina said as she stood. "I'm sure some of us haven't used these powers since the Dragons were banished. And some not at all," She looked at the faces gathered. All of them, with the exception of Tom, had faced the Dragons before. "Now is the time we remember why we are Knights. Now is the time we stand together and fight the Dragons once more. Now is the time we fight," Edwina sat, having nothing more to say.

[orithil]

"If we are done" Vincent said "I would like to go don my battle mage armour"

[Grey_Wolf]

A couple of hours later they all rode out on the first quest.

A few miles from where the ice dragons had been sighted they got off their mounts and begun stealhily sneak through the landscape.

Just in case if they might have been sighted by the fearsome reptiles, Vincent stood back with his catapults ready to fire when the ice dragons took to the air.

As they neared a peak, Edward motioned all for silence and stay back - he, Priness Edwina and Sir Christopher went forward a few hundred yards more - looked down the valley - and there they spotted the two monsters.

[orithil]

"Steady men" Vincent whispered "fire on my command, not before"

[Acalewia]

Kior and Klaan scanned the pass. Kior snorted.
"Erlamin wouldn't be so angry if we had seen the humans before it was too late,"
"Shut up, Klaan," Klaan didn't answer. "Klaan?"
"I smell humans,"


Edwina, Edward and Christopher had spilt up. She couldn't see Christopher; she assumed he had gone invisable. She was to the left of one of the Ice Dragons. Edwina raised her crossbow. The closest Dragon snapped it head around and looked stright at her. It growled.
"Oh, dear," She let loose the bolt. It hit its mark. The Ice roared, shaking ice and rock. Then it attacked.

[orithil]

"Fire!" yelled Vincent and two of the bombs hit one of the Dragons, blood poured from the dragons wound.

[Grey_Wolf]

Sir Christopher climbed the scaly hide of the other ice dragon up to his spiny head - shoved two of his daggers into the throat of icy monster just near the head - it began to scream and crash to the ground - the light of its eyes faded.

Sir Christopher jumped off and landed several yards from the dying dragon and he walked back to the others.

[Acalewia]

"That went well," Edwina said as she retrieved the bolt. The Dragon had dug it's claws into her side, a wound that would have killed any other woman. There was no sign that the monster had attacked save for the side of her shirt was tattered and blood stained.
"What do we do now, Edward? It's only a matter of time before they discover that we killed their scouts,"

[Mari]

Celia and the others who had followed the fight from a distance now came and joined the victors. "Edwina! You're hurt! Allow me to take care of your wounds." Celia opened her bag with herbs and made a compress and a gauze for Edwina's wound.

[Grey_Wolf]

But as she was about to apply it she saw to her astonishment the wound close and disappear.

Edwina smiled at her."I may be hurt, Celia dear, but not mortally. I rejuvinate when wounded."

[orithil]

Vincent came striding up to the group with his staff "The catapults preformed even better then I had thought! and now we could lure large amounts of dragons into a valley and fire down on them, oh Edward my friend I have many plans for this war..."

[Acalewia]

Tom all but gaped as Edwina's wound closed. He now understood why his sword had never left a mark.
"Invunrablity," He gasped. "That's why you always insisted on going with the men on the boar hunts. You cannot be hurt. And when you are you heal faster than should be allowed!"
"Glad you figured that out on your own," She placed a hand on Celia's shoulder. "Save your herbs for those that will need them,"

[Mari]

Celia smiled a bit sheepishly. "Yes, I somehow forgot. It has been a while since I saw this amazing ability of yours. Edward, are you allright? No one needing any treatment?" When there was no answer Celia put her herbs away again.
"Where to now?" she asked to no one in particular.

[Grey_Wolf]

"Im quite fine, dear celia!" said Edward."We can go back home and prepare for the next quest."