You Turn your head around at the people watching us. Asking them "Are you expecting a speech from me? expecting that I am going to say some Magic words and make everything all the better again?" You let the Silence hung for a moment before continuing, drawing your sword and pointing at the walls. "Behind that wall lies our King. Our Queen, the Entire damned Royal family, maybe even some of your families. And It also holds my family. Now is not the time for speech, for rosey words. I leave that for the Bards. For when I hold in my hands a lute or a woman I love. Now is the time I hold the sword and shield, now's the time for War. I ask not that you risk your lives, but the Royal family have been treating you well, have they not? they've kept you free, safe and fed. Helped you in times of need." You turn to look at those bastards on the walls, asking loud enough for them to hear. "So I have but one question for you, foul usurpers." You let the silence hang a little while, before asking "Do you hear the people sing? singing a song of angry men?" The crowd behind you starts screaming in rage. Some of them take eager steps forward, but periodic archer fire forces them back again. Soon after, you see Sir Henry appear over the wall surrounding the citadel. "ENOUGH." He shouted. The crowd gets louder, but quiets down when he yanks Allys up with him. You stare with hatred. "You people don't get it. Do you? An army is coming as we speak, passing straight through Twostone Barony to get here. Your guards on the outer wall are going to open the gates, or the entire Royal Family will die. Look at this woman. She is the crown princess whom you thought had died 7 years ago, but she was merely hiding like a coward along with her husband." He gestures at you, then talks directly at you. "I'm glad you went through all the trouble of digging up your old equipment just so that people can see you die. Here's how this is going to work. You are going to take off your helmet and come inside the citadel now, or your wife will die." He held a knife up to her throat. "Actually... No. I think it would be much more amusing if you charged to your death. How about this... I'll lock your wife in the royal bedroom, along with her entire family, and let's see you try to "rescue" them all. I'll even open the gate for you." He gestures, and the portcullis slowly opens. You stay rooted to the spot, thinking hard. "Come on now," says Sir Henry, "I guess you really are a coward. hehe." He disappears from view. You think about the citadel. Once you get through the portcullis, there will be men inside the courtyard, archers on the wall, and some ballistae and catapults as well. The archers won't pose much of a threat to you, but one might get a lucky shot and hit Epona in one of her legs. The balistae would be a danger to you all the time since their heavy heads will tear straight through any armor, and the catapults would simply crush whatever it hits. Past the courtyard, to get into the citadel proper, you need to open a second gate. You would have to somehow get inside the enclosed building. You don't know quite how to do that yet. Then, you would have to fight through the throne room, no doubt filled with more men and archers, climb the spiral staircase, which gives the height advantage to the enemy, then, somehow get through the iron- reinforced door into the Royal bedroom... Where there would no doubt be more enemies to fight. How was it possible?
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Topic: You Can't Die: Medieval Mayhem. (Storytelling Game) (Read 9940 times)