-----The enemy then recovers enough to try to retaliate. The three warriors parry their attackers and only Lovan receives a light scratch from the lesser soldier he faces. Down the hill, Rinda and Raven's wolf have a guard subdued.
-----Whisper considered the efficacy of sending another of his limited supply of special arrows, and decided against it. With almost everyone engaged in melee, the Elf would need to pick his shots. And so he did. Hand moving in a blur, he sent arrow shafts at the mounted armsmen that had already been caught by the fire.
-----Now the majority of the fight has progressed to the top of the hill! Seeing his opponent floundering, Sol presses the attack. Sol's opponent appears to be a high-ranking officer of this troop wearing the colors of Ravenhold. The man almost seems dazed by the Stormbringer's onslaught. The young warrior's next blows come in high then low, seeking to stray past the shield and into vulnerable spots. With lightning precision, Sol's sword finds its marks and, within two breathes, the officer falls from his saddle.
-----The effect of the slain soldier is uncertain as the fighting continues.
-----Raven suddenly appears on foot between Thunder and where Dilton fights. The Hunter quickly slices at Dilton's mounted opponent and injures him across the leg. Dilton tries to add to the man's wound but is stopped by the man's shield.
-----"Fall back!" comes a command from on top of the hill to the four riders fighting the adventurers. What seems like at first a call of retreat becomes shockingly apparent as a few yards away, a line of crossbowmen gather in a line under the direction of another officer.
-----As the four riders attempt to pull back, each tries to deliver a parting blow. Dilton is the only one to receive an injury to his mid section.
-----"No, you don't!" Garrison yells as he rides in and strikes the soldier facing Strolum. The rider continues to pull back, but is hurt!
-----Raven lands another slash to Dilton's opponent and the man looks desperate as he tries to avoid anymore in his hurt condition.
-----With a yell, Sol quickly turns Thunder and charges the officer close to the line of crossbowmen. Some of the bowmen start and mutter as the Gorian charges, but the officer yells to stand their ground.
-----Raven continues to rip at the retreating rider and sends the man off badly wounded.
-----Whisper quickly shoots twice with his first arrow going wide. The second one, however, hits the rider retreating from Garrison.
-----Lovan slams his hammer against his opponent, while Garrison scores another hit that has his foe barely hanging onto his saddle and his life.
-----In the blink of an eye, the officer yells somewhat in fear as Sol and Thunder are suddenly upon him. The horse leaps clearing the bowmen kneeling before him while the Lathanian sword slashes out ripping into the officer's shoulder. As the great stallion lands, confusion seems to rule as many of the solders look uncertain as to whether to fight or retreat.
-----Strolum's blade is halted by the man Garrison critically wounded. The guard parries the red-haired warrior's weapon while desperately gripping onto his horse's reins.
-----Sol quickly rides back to the officer and stabs in, striking the man in the abdomen. This time, even though it greatly hurts the opponent, the officer's reaction is anger. He spits out a command to some of his bowmen to shoot Sol.
-----Just then, a vengeful Hunter tears into two of the crossbowmen, leaving one in critical condition and the other one badly wounded.
-----Lovan misses the foe that faces him. The officer, however, does not escape a short lecture from the Storm Priest on fleeing from the Fury of the Rager. At the same time, Dilton's sword rings off his foe's shield.
-----An arrow suddenly strikes Dilton's opponent. The man barely clings onto his life as he struggles to maintain his balance on his horse. Tracing the line of sight of the missile, the man makes eye contact with Whisper. A second arrow from the elf goes wide of the man facing Lovan.
-----The Lathanian blade descends one more time and the officer is suddenly on one knee badly wounded.
-----Garrison presses the rider facing him and Strolum. With two mighty swings of his axe, he slays the man and the officer slumps off his mount.
-----Suddenly a commotion is raised in the village as a score of peasants, mostly older men, begins to retaliate and throw rocks at the soldiers. A few rush toward the wagons where some of the villagers are already locked in chains within the carts. One driver begins to panic and he slaps his horses with the reins urging them into a gallop toward the descending west side of the hill.
-----By now, the majority of the leaders of this troop has seen battle with the adventurers and has gotten the worst of it. Raven stands close to eight crossbowmen who are in disarray and perhaps less than a dozen regulars are seen trying to fend off the growing attack by the villagers.