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he knew of our whereabouts.
     
    As he did so, one of his comrades swiftly rode up behind him with a flaming torch in his hand and turned to see exactly what the swordsman was pointing to and without a second’s hesitation, he galloped up towards the house and began to set it alight which instantly sent me into a state of panic. I shouted to the man next to me to direct us out of the house before it suddenly burst into flames with us in it, but I received no reply.
     
    Instead, the young man just turned and without saying a word, ran out of the room and I instantly followed in close pursuit, speedily running down an old wooden staircase and past the quickly spreading flames towards a large oak door that when opened, led the pair of us out into the back garden of the house.
     
    We both ran towards the front of the house which was becoming increasingly difficult to see due to the smoke that was coming from the flames.
     
    I noticed the people who had survived the attack frantically running through the streets in a desperate attempt to find some kind of trace of their loved ones and I watched as some of them were fortunate enough to be reunited with other surviving members of their family, but heartbreakingly too, some faced nothing but grief as they spotted the bodies of theirs.
     
    The young man next to me displayed the same immense grief as he noticed the lifeless bodies of the old couple in front of us and he instantly dropped to his knees before cradling the dead woman in his arms.
     
    I could see blood running quite heavily from under the woman’s body as the young man lifted her off the ground and I noticed tears beginning to run down the young man’s face as he kissed the dead woman on the forehead before placing her gently back to the ground.
     
    An incredible feeling of both grief and anger began to mix inside him as he finally began to understand the full extent of what had just happened around us.
                  “My God!” he shouted towards the sky above us, “Why did you forsake us? How could you just sit back and do nothing while these barbarians kill my parents? What have they ever done to deserve to die like this? They worshipped you and taught me to worship you too, but I swear down right now, my allegiance to you is over! I am already in Hell!”
     
    I felt helpless as I watched the young man trying to come to terms with his loss and I stretched out my hand to place upon the grieving man’s shoulder in an attempt to comfort him, but as I was about to touch him, a young pretty brunette lady ran towards us and immediately embraced the young man, completely ignoring me as she did so.
                  “Maria,” the young man sobbed as she held him tightly, “look at what they have done. I thought I had lost you too! Without you, I have nobody!”
                  “Don’t you worry,” the brunette replied, “I am always here for you, I promise. Luckily my mother and I were in our cellar when we were attacked, but the Tavern is now fast becoming a pile of ashes. As soon as we could get out, I thought of nothing else but getting over here as quickly as I could to see if you were okay.”
     
    The two embraced each other tightly and they also kissed in such a way that immediately revealed that they were obviously a lot more than just friends.
     
    I took this moment to regain my bearings and to fully comprehend what was happening in front of me right now.
     
    After all, the last thing that I remembered was lying in the alleyway next to my flat after being attacked by a complete stranger and now I find myself standing in a village that I had never seen before witnessing the aftermath of a vicious barbarian attack placed upon it.
     
    Then suddenly from out of nowhere, I noticed something slowly edging towards the three of us and as I turned around to see what exactly had caught my eye, I was shocked at the sight of an incredibly well-built and intimidating