Yu lean down and call forth the magical power within his body. From his outstretched fingers erupts a single jet of flame that blasts the climber.As the smoke clears, Yu see that goblin is no more than a smoldering corpse on the ground.
The other three look up, scream in rage, and back off. Suddenly, Yu feel the
battlement boards below him shake to the unmistakable rhythm of footfalls.
Gods, they got behind me! came to his mind.
Charging along the runway is the shadow of a tall and lanky man carrying something. A bow. "Reg!" Yu sigh in relief. He must have found another way in.
Reg leans over the wall, and, seemingly without even aiming, lets loose an arrow. One of the little devils below falls to the ground squirming with an arrow in its chest. The others scatter back toward the forest. With their eyes turned away, they make difficult targets in the scant moonlight. Nevertheless, Reg takes one more down before the others make the safety of the woods.
"We have struck terror into that advance party, but they will call for reinforcements. We have the wall. Can we hold it?" Reg asks.
"We could go in" Yu point to the castle keep beyond the courtyard. The castle is
three stories tall, or at least it had been before the top layer partially collapsed.
The second story is barely any better. The fortress is as lifeless and still as a painting. Still, he wonder if anyone is looking back at him from the dark windows and arrow slits of the ruin.