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dried jerky still sticking out of the corner of her mouth and started to run.
    Ash at his fastest could outrun most horses, but not even he could keep that pace up for long. Ash looked behind him after he had started to run to see three men on horseback wearing the dark green colors of the enemy duchy. The men gave out a loud series of shouts and one of the men raised a copper rod into the air and a red flash of light shot into the air. Ash didn’t have to guess what it was since he had something similar in his own inventory. Ash was given one in case he was out scouting and found himself surrounded. It was to warn others that they enemy was near.
    Cursing, Ash put more strength into his legs and pushed himself running as fast as he could. After he had run more than a mile, Ash could feel his lungs start to burn. No matter how strong he was, his lungs still needed air to breath. It was one of the many factors that limited the people in this world just like in his last.
    Looking back over his shoulder, Ash noticed that he had widened the gap between him and the horseman, but they were still within sight. Ash knew that no matter how hard he ran, he would run out of breath long before the warhorses did. “I am going to set you down,” Ash said to Allice who was clinging tightly to his chest. “When I do, keep running.”
    “No, I will stay with you master,” Allice said.
    “Allice, I can’t fight and keep you safe at the same time,” Ash admitted. “We both have a better chance of surviving if I can fight without protecting you at the same time. I promise I will catch up to you as soon as I am done.”
    Allice didn’t reply, but she did nod her head and mumble something that was too soft for even Ash to hear. As soon as she conceded, Ash came to a sudden stop and placed Allice on the ground. Just as he had commanded, she took off running though to Ash she seemed awkward as she ran. Looking at Allice one last time, Ash gave a wry grin then turned back to face the two oncoming horsemen.
    Seeing Ash stop, the two men lifted their lances from their holders and leveled them at him. Ash gave a wicked laugh and sent him magic into the ground. A thin, yet sturdy six foot wall rose from the ground and at the same time, Ash’s MP was reduced by almost two hundred points. Ash couldn’t help but smile when he heard a string of curses followed by a loud series of bangs as the horses collided with the wall. Ash felt a twinge of guilt for the innocent horses, but he had too little options available to him.
    Pulling his sword from its scabbard, Ash rushed forward and found that the two men were already back on their feet. Ash quickly used analyze, hoping to get a glimpse of their strength. One was level 24 while the other was level 28 and while they both had above average stats, nether were close to his. With a somewhat evil grin, Ash advanced on the two knights.
    “Hold and surrender,” one of the knights yelled as he pulled his own sword free. “If you surrender now, I guarantee your safety.”
    “I think I will take my chances,” Ash said in a growl.
    “Lord Ash, I will give you one more chance,” the man said. When Ash stopped his advance the man gave a slight sneer. “Yes, we know who you are. We have more than a thousand men headed this way and their only mission is to take you alive”
    Ash lowered his sword slightly, making the knight sneer again as he took a step forward. Seeing the man relax his guard, Ash tried to hold back the smile as he invoked shadow whip. The shadowy tendril flash into being, hitting the armored man hard and throwing him to the ground. Seeing this the other man gave a yell and rushed Ash.
    Though neither of the men were his match in stats, they seemed to be well trained. While the second attacked, the first one regained his feet giving Ash no chance to deliver the finishing blow. Grinding his teeth, Ash batted one man’s sword aside and struck back, but his sword skipped of the knight’s