“If you do not mind, may I join you?” Sir Faine waited for his reply.
“Actually, I think I would enjoy your company this evening.” Arriving at the mess tent, they found several empty smaller tables and one large, long table filled with several different platters of freshly prepared food, a welcome sight to both men. They both chose seats across from each other at one of the smaller tables and sat, surprised how good it felt to be off their feet, their brief respite interrupted when his officers and enlisted soldiers began filing into the tent. Their table filled quickly with officers and servants rushed forward carrying food platters to Lord Nightburn first, before being offered to the others. The enlisted soldiers formed a line, grabbing
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“Who’s the officer with them?
“Lieutenant Gustav and he understands what’s expected of him.”
With a nod, both rode off quickly, urging the men to an even faster pace. Gashard’s army had advanced quickly and most had already entered the forest of Catahclisum. They had cut the time of encounter in half and Duke Gashard, pleased with their time, could hardly wait to get his hands on Lord Nightburn. After all the years, he now would have his revenge. Gashard’s first lieutenant rode up quickly to settle in beside him, speaking quickly and obviously upset, “My Lord, the forest is a trap. My men have spotted archers all around us. We should withdraw.”
Gashard was angry with himself for being so gullible. How could he have been so stupid? Then thoughts of his son came flooding back to him and turned to speak with his lieutenant.
“I have made a mistake and I must live with it. I don’t care how but I will get my revenge. Forward, we must catch them quickly before they spring their trap.” Gashard turned away, urging his men to move faster and shouted, “The enemy is within reach!”
Looking upon Duke Gashard as he moved away, the lieutenant added “or die with
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The archers dipped their arrows in the remaining oil and aimed, their arrows finding their marks with the resulting fire traveling fast along the trails of oil and soon the entire forest was ablaze. Screams resounded from within and although many of Gashard’s soldiers made it through the flames to safety, none survived, cut down by Nightburn’s archers or by the deft swords of his mounted soldiers. The battle ended with the last of Gashard’s soldiers either killed or captured, but there was no sign of Duke Gashard. The detail left behind to cover their retreat, found Gashard’s first lieutenant hiding in the thickets, and after a fierce struggle, captured him, bringing him to Lord Nightburn for interrogation. He studied the young soldier before him and although wounded and having difficulty standing, the young soldier stared back
Robert returns to the front on an ammunition convoy towards Wytsbrouk. He encounters some shelling but his life is spared. On the seventh day since returning from the front Robert is with Captain Leather and thirty horses and mules. When the German’s begin to bomb their location Robert asks Leather if he can release the animals in order to save them, but Leather was in a panic under a table and refused. However, Robert convinces Devlin to open the gate to release the animals. When Leather witnesses what Devlin is doing he fires and shoots Devlin in the head. Shells begin to land in the barns and as Roberts attempts to kill the wounded animals he thinks that if Leather was an animal he was be deemed mad and be shot.
“The Knight went with them; / giving no thought to his horse / who was feeding before him on the meadow” ( 77-79).
• The comedic affect of the scene where Arthur and his men are kept away from the castle by farm animal warfare is a parody to when King Uther Pendragon attacked the Duke of Cornwall’s castle and was kept off with fire, soldiers and other one would expect in combat.
Sitting in their cottage, mayhap talking of the soldier brother, there fell upon the ears of these defenseless home-keepers strange sounds: the galloping of horses, the clanging of swords, frequent shots, sharp, quick commands. They wondered what all this clamor could mean, and rushing to the porch, they saw companies of men clad in blue, all riding in hot haste toward the bridge over the creek. They were beating and spurring their brutes [mules], which seemed weary under their human burdens, and in their dumb way resenting the cruel and harsh measures used to drive them to greater and more strenuous effort.
Early one winter, before the change of the year, the King was hosting a fifteen day diversion for the noblest of knights and their fair ladies. Thronging the castle from far-away lands, eminent knights were jousting during the day, and feasting at night, when an adventure unrivaled by any other took
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The poet then tells us about the first course being brought in with the "clamor of trumpets that were bravely bedecked with bannerets bright, with noise of new drums and the noble pipes." (Norton, 204-205) Other sumptuous dishes follow. There is so much food that there is scarcely room to set it all down on the tables. Food, wine and beer are plentiful, and the mood is light and festive.
gabriel goes into a small church and asks that if all men are willing to fight to stand. He gets 12 men. Benjamin Martin goes into a tavern and says God live King George and they attacked them and recruited 20. They make an assault on 50 red coats. 2nd assault kills at least 25 redcoats. Now they say General Gates worst weakness is pride. Benjamin offers to release 18 of his men that were captured or 18 of General Gates officers would be killed (dummies). Two of General Gates Great Danes escaped. Odd thing spotted one Colonel Tavington have a baby blue eye and a dark blue eye. Charlotte’s plantation is busted in and the Martins hide in the kitchen and burn the house. The church in a small town got burnt to the ground with all the people in it and one man gave away the position of the continental army. Gabriel avenges the fallen and attacks, Colonel Tavington by surprise and kills him and all of his men or so he thought and Colonel Tavington kills Gabriel. Benjamin found the flag that Gabriel made and carried it For the final battle against at least 1500 British troops. A cannon ball fired and deleted 4
The townspeople then surround the townhouse where the kings money was lodged threatening to kill the troops with clubs. He then received information the mobs of people have declared to murder the troop by taking him away from his post. Captain Thomas Preston then sent a non-commissioned officer and 12 men to protect the sentry and the king’s money in hopes to deescalate the situation before it gets out of control. After arriving Captain Thomas Preston came across the rural crowd screaming and using profanity against the troops telling them to fire. C...
Armstrong went inside by himself searching for spare ammunition. As he wanders around the bunker inattentively a Nazi trooper comes behind him with a knife to his throat. The German man began to speak in german rapidly, but quietly enough to not warn the other soldiers. Captain Armstrong not knowing what to do keeps his hands in front of him to not startle the Nazi. The German continues to ramble quietly, but Armstrong remembers his self-defense tactics from training. Armstrong swiftly grabs the arm of the German man and propels him around his hip. The German abruptly rises from the ground and holds his knife out in front of him pointing it at Armstrong. The German takes a swift swing at the Captain, achieving to lacerate his face. Armstrong stops and stares with anger. He charges toward the German and tackles him to the ground. At that moment the Nazi loses his grip of the knife, making the Captain now have the advantage. The captain, still on top of the German, then grabs the knife from the floor. He raises the knife up with both hands. The Captain, with anger still hovering over his face, drops the knife and stares at the German and lets him go. Armstrong then leaves the
killed the solider he begins to regret that he killed him. He looks at the
A cold, cheerless meal had been laid out in the morning room of the Guest House. Jaime sat at table with Cersei and the children, talking in low, hushed
“We need to gather reinforcements,” he replied cutting down a low-lying branch with his sword. I almost asked where when a wolf leapt out of the bushes straight at me. I ducked and ran in the opposite direction not wishing to have anything to do with the wolf or any fauna in the forest. A low mellow howl came from behind me and as I turned the wolf was dead, stabbed by Sir Gawain. The thing that scared me more was Sir Lancelot advancing quickly towards me. He threw a sharply pointed stick
"Godot Barton," the nobleman said loudly, so the crowd could hear. "You are here for your horrid act towards a member of a hi...
...he could see the stranger coming through the chamber where he was sleeping. He could see the stranger taking his personal belongings and he did not move. Some days after this incident, the utter defeat of the Duke’s army and the Duke’s disappearance at an early stage of the battle was announced. Swetman came to be sure now that his guest was the Duke himself. Now he began to feel sorry for acting so harshly for such a small breach of good faith as he described the behaviour of the refugee towards his daughter. After all, rumours spread over the country that the man beheaded in the Tower was not the Duke, but one of the officers taken after the battle whereas the Duke has been assisted to escape out of the country. Finally Swetman came to the conclusion “that his friend might have been a friend of the Duke’s, whom he asked to fetch the things in a last request”.