Zaro had no reaction as the Maia and Sigeric were in a battle to the death, both gripping one another.
Instead, a rock hit Zaro smack between the eyebrows.
The Maia’s face turned red then purple as he struggled with Sigeric’s arms, punched the Dalishman, once, then twice, kneed Sigeric in his virgin nether regions, and broke free of the choke-hold, falling of the man and rolling on the floor, coming to a stop next to him whilst gasping for breath.
Sigeric’s face looked like one of Vorondil the Hunter’s Kine of Araw took a shit and mixed it with Pyrus’ overgrown toenails.
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The recruit was already throwing his tunic and vest off. His armor, like most of the Gondorians in the Cavalry Regiment was leather and plate, and had been removed when they retreated into the cave originally. The flames decreased as he sprinted further away from the burning man and passed Daugo, breathing heavily and sweating. He had some burns but they were light and barely scratched the skin. He gave Daugo a glance but continued on, taking note of the Hobbit’s size.
Magath rushed Daugo into the cave and the Bucklander saw the world of hurt that had been endowed upon these lowly souls. There was a pile of bodies in one corner, the dead. Those unfortunate enough to still be living were scattered in several other corners. They moved the horses in, keeping them near the mouth of the cave. The fortunate part was that they had more than enough mounts. Daugo lost count at sixty. The unfortunate part was that some of these men couldn’t even continue in their current state. Limbs charred, blackened fingers, singed hair, amputated body parts. It was horrifying. At least on the island, the deaths passed quickly. Here, he could see one boy, no older than his own son, eyes opened, staring at the cave roof, motionless. One of the men tried to feed him a mouldy piece of bread but his mouth refused to open.
The Commander hurried Arandil in and turned to the Hobbit, “I saw you in the House of Orders. The one man from Redhaven spoke and described you as one of those Giants. Do you know who did this? Who that man out there is? Isn’t he a Giant? Did he betray us or....? And how did you even manage to survive this ordeal...? Weren’t you on the other side of the fence with the Elves?”
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”Not so fast!” Berethor shouted inside his Giant and reached out to grab Dimitri, missing his arm due to the Dwarf’s speed but catching his leg. He yanked the Dwarf Giant back and the Serpent spat out a glob of acid onto Dimitri’s other leg, melting the limb and dismembering him.
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