War Fair 3.

Unruled Lands. Eastern Southlands. 

In the village of Masill, about a mile and a half to the northeast of the town of Fairfield. Tamric Drubine the field commander picks up a fairly heavy chair, and throws it out of the second floor window next to him. 

And it falls and hits one of the Robber Baron's soldiers down below, clearly knocking him out, most likely killing him. 

The noble born senior officer in the Armies of Farque, who hails from the feudal kingdom of Sarcrin. 

With the help of one of the soldiers in the Resistors faction he met earlier this morning, picks up the table in the room, and they shove it out of the open window. 

Where it crashes down on a couple more of the Robber Baron's men who are trying to force their way into one of the two inns here in the village of Masill. 

"Go" says Tamric Drubine the field commander to the local soldier in the room with him, who nods and hurries out of the room. 

The son of a former knight of Castle Drubine, which can be found in the forests of northern Sarcrin. 

Soon follows after the soldier in the Resistors army, though only after he throws a lit lamp down and out of the window. 

Which slams into another of the Robber Baron's soldiers, setting the man on fire, with flames coming from his head as he frantically runs away in a panic. 

Tamric Drubine or Tam as he's more commonly called by the others in the group, hurries down the hallway here on the second floor of the village inn. 

Reaching the ladder that leads up to the open trapdoor in the roof, the field commander in the Armies of Farque quickly climbs the ladder. 

And once on the roof, with the help of the local soldier he was just in the room with below, they haul up the ladder, then close the trapdoor. 

The pair of them without saying a word, carry the ladder to the side of the roof they're closest to. There they throw it down at the enemy soldiers below who are trying to force their way into the barricaded front door of the inn. 

The ladder smashes apart when it slams into two more of the Robber Baron's soldiers who have attacked the village of Masill this morning. 

Field commander Drubine who along with a couple of others in the group, came to check on the defences of the village earlier this morning. 

Along with a small company of soldiers in the Resistors army from the nearby town of Fairfield. Hurries to the other side of the roof with the local soldier with him. Just in front of them, another of the local soldiers has just jumped off the roof. 

They follow, and land upon the roof of the stables, which they hurry across, then leap to the roof of the house closest to the inn and stables. 

Just then, the sound of an explosion comes from behind them, around the front of the inn they were just in. 

"Spell?" asks the local soldier with Tamric Drubine, who responds with a nod of the head, and a "Yes" before he adds "Keep moving". 

The young field commander in the Armies of Farque, who knows the village of Masill will be overrun shortly, continues with "Try and get back to Fairfield" he follows that with "It might be our only chance". 

The local soldier with him, nods then starts climbing down off the roof they're on. As he does, Tam briefly glances up as the distant thuds of magetubes continue up into the morning sky. 

And he spots burning debris in the distance, falling out of the sky, sure sign another airship has been destroyed due to the air battle going on up there. 

The young noble from the feudal kingdom of Sarcrin, climbs down off the roof of the house he's on top of, then hurries away. Continuing on his way to the south side of the village of Masill on what's a warm summer's day here in the very east of The Southlands. 

This is the first time Tam has ever been this part of The Southlands, and he finds the terrain more akin to what you'd find in the plains south of the kingdom of Druvic. 

With Malisse aka Zubutai the barbarian hordesman telling Tam that it reminds her of the southern tundra. Though much browner, and drier than the tundra the hordes outrider hails from. 

Which is no surprise, considering there's a fairly large desert further east of here once you leave The Southlands. 

The young field commander in the Armies of Farque who has drawn his sword as he makes his way through the village of Masill. 

His magical sword which he's activated, surrounding himself with an invisible shield, to protect himself from both spells and physical attacks. 

Has already seen that if he'd gone to the village of Kalmin Creek first, which is a few miles to the northwest of the town of Fairfield. 

He would most likely be dead now, for that's the direction the Robber Baron's forces attacked from earlier this morning. 

The young noble from the feudal kingdom of Sarcrin looks up when he feels something pass overhead. 

And he faintly smiles when he sees it's a familiar looking raven that's just passed over him as he runs between the houses here in the south of the village of Masill. 

With the local soldiers who remain alive, as they flee the overwhelming numbers of the Robber Baron's soldiers. 

A few moments later, and Tam hears the sound of an explosion somewhere behind him. And knows that his lover Saanea the witch has just cast a spell upon some of the pursuing enemy soldiers. 

Field commander Drubine who is already thinking of the Robber Baron's forces as the enemy, even though Lord Farque has yet to hire out one of his Armies to either side of the conflict here in the very east of The Southlands. 

As he runs through an open doorway at the back of an empty house, murmurs under his breath "I should really marry her" referring to his lover Saanea who is doing her best to keep him, and those with him alive. 

Then as he runs out of the open front door of the house he's just gone through, someone ahead yells "Watch out!". 

And just in front of field commander Drubine the local soldier who helped Tam out in the inn a little earlier, drops dead to the ground when he's hit by an arrow and a couple of crossbow bolts. One of which goes through one side of his neck, and completely out the other side, almost taking his head off before dropping to the ground..

The senior officer in the Armies of Farque winces as a bolt and an arrow bounce harmlessly off the shield surrounding him from his magical sword. 

Up ahead between a couple of houses, Tam sees another of the local soldiers in the Resistors army tackle an enemy soldier trying to reload his crossbow. 

While another local soldier is already in a tussle with an archer in the army of the Robber Baron who is attempting to set up a kingdom of his own here in the very east of The Southlands. 

The senior officer in the Armies of Farque slightly ducks to one side as to not give an indication that he's magically protected. 

And a sword swung at him, narrowly misses to one side. Tam swings his own sword up and to the left. 

Cutting open the side of the head of the enemy soldier who just tried to kill him. That man goes reeling away, screaming while clutching the side of his head, missing an ear, and a fair chunk of the side of his face. 

Field commander Drubine hurries forward and runs another of the Robber Baron's soldiers through. The one tussling with a soldier in the Resistors army. 

After helping that fellow up, Tamric Drubine says "Move" followed by "Keep moving!" to the other local soldiers who are nearby. 

The young noble originally from the feudal kingdom of Sarcrin sets off again after slashing open the back, and back of the head of another enemy soldier in the army of the Robber Baron whose intent is to set up a kingdom of his own, here in the very east of The Southlands. 

Looking between the last of the houses here in the south of the village of Masill, Tam spots more of the soldiers fleeing towards the town of Fairfield. 

Chasing them are a number of the enemy, many  on foot, though he does spot a handful who are mounted. 

Then just as those soldiers in the Resistors army are about to be run down by the enemy. Something rather large and dark slams into a couple of the mounted enemy who are leading the way. 

"Axe" murmurs Tamric Drubine with a slight smile upon his face, as the undead wardog gets stuck into more of the enemy who are chasing after the local soldiers fleeing back to Fairfield..

The massive canine is the other member of the group, along with Saanea the witch, who accompanied the young field commander this morning on his inspection of the defences of the villages to the north of the town of Fairfield. 

The son and former heir of a previous Knight of Castle Drubine, a castle and demanse found in the forests of northern Sarcrin. 

Slightly winces as he sees Axe rip and bite apart any of the enemy soldiers he gets a hold of. All of the mounted riders, and their horses are killed by the undead wardog. 

As are most of the enemy soldiers on foot who were chasing the local soldiers fleeing towards the nearby town of Fairfield. 

The remaining enemy soldiers are running away, about a dozen of them, heading northwest in attempt to flee the massive canine who just wiped out about thirty of their comrades. 

Axe would chase them down and kill them too, but he spots Tamric Drubine leaving the village of Masill. And decides to make his way over to the young field commander instead. 

The local soldiers with Tam give Axe a wide berth as he jogs towards the young noble who hails from the feudal kingdom of Sarcrin. 

After greeting the undead wardog, the young field commander in the Armies of Farque says to the massive animal "There's more of them back in that village behind us if you want to kill more of them". 

Axe who is walking beside Tamric Drubine glances back at the village of Masill, and the senior officer in the Armies of Farque would swear the undead wardog shrugs in reply to him, before barking twice. Which Tam knows is "No" from the Farqian wardog. 

The young noble from the kingdom of Sarcrin nods, then he notices Axe looking up into the morning sky. 

Field commander Drubine looks up, and tries to see what the undead wardog is looking at. Then Tam slightly frowns, when he spots a ship's boat in the distance, quickly descending towards the ground. 

And the wobbly flight it's on, it'll pass nearby, as it heads more or less to the east side of the town of Fairfield. 

Just as he wonders why that particular ship's boat has caught the attention of Axe beside him. Tamric Drubine suddenly feels someone walking to his left. And he smiles as he sees it's his lover Saanea the witch, who has just teleported to his side. 

"Left a few surprises back in the village" says Saanea the witch to her lover Tam "It'll slow them down" followed by "But they'll eventually overrun the village before long". 

The young field commander in the Armies of Farque nods in agreement with the spellcaster who is from The Maldin Hills, which are on the coast of The Southlands, about as far away from where they are now right now, as you can get. 

Then as Axe who is basically scanning the skies above them, starts barking, then takes off running towards Fairfield. 

And Tam spots burning, falling debris from a destroyed airship, about to drop upon the town of Fairfield to the southwest. 

Out of the corner of his left eye, he sees that ship's boat he spotted a little earlier, going by a few hundred yards away to the south, about five hundred feet above the ground. 

It's no longer rapidly descending, and has leveled out somewhat. Though it's still rocking from side to side. 

Tamric Drubine as he looks at the passing ship's boat, suddenly frowns, and comes to a stop. His lover Saanea the witch stops beside him, and asks him "What is it?". 

As he watches the ship's boat, which looks damaged, wobble it's way towards the nearby town of Fairfield, the young field commander in the Armies of Farque says in a surprised tone of voice "Is that Dorc?" . . . . . .