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behind it.
The large drake charged forward and extended an arm out to smash
the shield. They both rolled out from behind the shield and thrust
their swords into the creature’s chest. It bellowed in pain as it
tried to pull back from the strikes. The hunter pulled out one of
his knives and dug it into the drake’s side. He used it to pull
himself up and grab onto the neck of the creature. His weight was
too much for the beast to hold and it was forced to lower its neck
closer to the ground. Alandra pulled her sword out of the drake’s
chest and thrust it into the dragon’s left eye.
    “Regroup and hit them one more time, that
should be enough to force a retreat,” Obrin called out to the
others.
    Alandra, Wrotan, and the three remaining
elven soldiers pulled back and regrouped closer to the elven Kings.
The lone surviving wyvern pounced before his companions and was
quickly dispatched by the Captain. She rolled backward just in time
to dodge a tail swing by the wrym. Wrotan moved to his left and
motioned for the others to start to circle around the beast from
the other direction. The creature moved with incredible speed as it
lunged forward. It latched onto one of the elves with its claws and
bit into another with its teeth. The remaining elven warrior rushed
forward to avenge her companions. She managed to score a hit on the
beast’s neck before it batted her away with a front paw. Wrotan
sprinted forward and slid toward Alandra’s shield. He grabbed hold
of the shield and raised it above his head just as the wyrm’s tail
swung around at him. The force of the impact nearly knocked the
shield out of his hand.
    Wrotan rolled to the side before standing
up. He fended off the wyrm’s bite attempts using both sword and
shield. The great beast knocked him back with a swift flick of the
paw. Alandra rushed forward to assist, but the wyrm hit her with a
tail swipe. Erlkan let out a battle cry as he rushed toward the
creature. It twisted about to face the elf. The wyrm let out a roar
as it charged toward the elf King. He leaned back and began to
slide as the creature got closer. His slid back behind him and he
dropped to the ground and thrust his sword forward. The beast
attempted to change course but was too slow. Erlkan’s sword tore
into the creature’s neck and slid down to the wyrm’s chest as its
momentum carried it forward. The elf King rolled to the side as the
creature shuddered. It let out one last weak roar before collapsing
to the ground.
    “What happened to the other drake?” Hadrin
asked as he counted the bodies.
    “I didn’t get a chance to see it,” Wrotan
replied, clutching his bloodied head.
    “Could it have run away?” Alandra asked as
she hobbled up to the others.
    “It went for reinforcements,” Obrin
replied.
    *
    The crowd went silent as the performers took
the stage. Kade smiled as he leaned back in his chair. The Drunken
Swine was known for having the best variety entertain of all the
taverns in Reddington. Even Timus seemed to be interested in the
show. A young boy of no more than seven stepped forward on the
stage and pulled a sword. He spun the blade in his hand as he
whipped it back behind his head and around his body. Another
performer pulled his sword and threw it into the air. The boy spun
and caught the second sword. He began juggling the two swords. Kade
chuckled as the crowd called for more swords. The other
entertainers joined in and there were three people juggling four
swords each.
    “You don’t see that every day,” Timus
said.
    Kade turned to say something to the
storyteller, but stopped when he saw the door swing open. A large
man in gold plate armor with an orange tabard entered the inn.
Several others in the same garb followed behind him. Two of them
stayed at the door while their leader approached the bar and the
others began to spread out through the room. Winston and the
newcomer exchanged words and the innkeeper stormed into the back.
Kade got the attention of the