-----A sound behind them alerts them to Lovan who is now topping the wall. Off to the right, two of the guards let loose with their missiles. One of the crossbow bolts sails across and strikes the Rager's priest in the shoulder. With a surprised grunt, Lovan loses his grip and falls. Fortunately, the dazed priest falls forward onto the catwalk.
-----"Time to hit back." Sarah grumbles, casting a spell of her own creation. One of her bracelets, containing several crystal discs glows slightly as three magical discs appear around her. Pointing towards the archers on the other side, Sarah sends one each towards three different archers.
-----Raven immediately leaps up and sprints toward the three archers on the left that are being occupied by the bird of prey. As he runs along the catwalk, his short swords flash in his hands. With a furious yell that resembles a growl, Raven cuts one man down with one sword thrust. He quickly slashes at another guard but misses. At the moment, the two guards left here can do little but defend against the hawk and the angry hunter.
-----In the small courtyard just a few feet below, the commander yells toward the small keep behind him for more reinforcements.
-----Garrison begins to stand and hefting his axe stands ready to defend Sarah and Lovan.
-----The shimmering disks fly forth from Sarah's glowing form toward the archers on the catwalk to the right. One solidly strikes one of the guards causing the man to scream out and fall to the catwalk in a stunned state. The other two disks miss their targets and come back to circle around Sarah once again.
-----Just then one of the archers aims his crossbow at the young mage. His crossbow twangs as his bolt fires across straight at Sarah. Miraculously, with a small flash of sparks, it ricochets off of the rotating starry motes about her.
-----Close by, Lovan grumbles as he staggers to his feet. "Someone will pay for this. . . ," he says. Just then Romney pulls himself up over the wall. Quickly surveying the battle scene, the guard from Oakwood peers back over the wall and yells to Sol, "There may be more warriors coming but this catwalk is secured!"
-----Sneering at the archers that remain on the right hand catwalk, Sarah once again raises her fingers and cast a spell. The night is once again lit up as flashes of color emit from her hands and fly straight for the guards' faces. "C'mon....where are you guys..." she mutters, wondering what is taking Harlan, Romney and Sol so long.
-----Sarah's latest spell springs forth from her hand and the multi-colored magic shines on the guards approaching her from her right. Immediately, both guards fall solidly onto the catwalk unconscious.
-----Off to the left, Raven defeats another guard leaving one man to fight against the seeking talons of the hawk that menaces him. The opponent's clumsy swings fail to hit the bird of prey or Raven. The hunter thrusts in looking to taking out the final guard but misses due to caution with the hawk flying around.
-----Garrison and Romney lift Lovan to his feet as the priest curses lowly with the pain from the crossbow bolt jutting from his shoulder.
-----Just then Harland gets a bit too close to Sarah as the minute starry globes flash as the guard comes into contact with her globe of protection. He falls to his stomach and shakes his head as if to clear it. He then looks up at Sarah with a strange expression.
-----A few feet across the courtyard a group of about fifteen soldiers emerge from the keep wearing scale armor and bearing shields. They heft spears and looks as if they mean to throw them at the invaders on the catwalk. The commander screams orders to them to attack.
-----At this moment, those in the center of the catwalk realize that Sol now stands behind them on the platform.
-----Sarah savagely intones another of her special spells, and once again glowing golden owls begin to circle the young sorceresses body, along with the two remaining discs. As she finishes the spell she sends the two discs down to attack the spearchuckers.
-----Raven tries his best to quickly finish off the guard in front of him. Gathering his two swords in a cross pattern across his chest, Raven throws his arms out cutting through the torso of the opponent. As the guard falls, the hunter turns his attention back toward the middle of the catwalk where his companions stand.
-----As Raven watches, he sees the two shimmering discs fly from Sarah shooting across at two of the spearmen gathering below. Both discs careen off of the raised shields failing to make contact. The magical objects then fly up to redirect back toward the young mage.
-----The older commander then yells out in a raspy voice, "Attack! Fire at the witch!" Some of the spearmen then run forward to give momentum to their throws.
-----Sol doesn't hesitate. Still holding the rope, though loosely now, the wild-eyed Gorian quickly steps forward and off the edge of the wall. Gravity takes over from there as Sol heads towards the courtyard.