The Battle for Bordertown

Tam shook me awake about half an hour before we needed to put our plans into motion. I approached the gathering soldiers. Some were just kids. Others were almost too old...but every single set of eyes that I looked into were eager for this engagement. The time they had to spend waiting just irked them even more. This was good. That simmering fury in their veins would serve them well, and very soon.

"I don't have any grand speeches for you. You all know the stakes, and failure...is NOT an option." I strolled along the front row of soldiers as I addresses them.

"In a few minutes, I will walk up to that door with this chest of gems, pretending to be agreeing with their demand for tribute." I turned and faced the men with a grin. "I have no intention of letting them keep this chest. When you see the blood start sprayed, you make your move."

I looked at the archers in the back. "When that blood sprays, you loose arrow after arrow on their archers. Black arrows for a black night."

I saw the
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