Chapter I - Otremer - II/09

II/09

Nomak, Anis and the officers of the troops had a council of war whole night after the messenger brought the bad news. The king's officers were not so happy after the decision at the morning.

- Anis get the warriors to the main square. We must make haste.

- As you wish sire! - replied Anis.

After an hour the whole army of Nomak stood on Alaid's main square. They were a bit hasty and frightend because the closing nord horde.

- Listen up men! I want you to follow the orders promptly and without any hesitation. In hard times we must make hard decisions. So... First of all gether all the people of Alaid and make 'em move. We must empty the city within 3 hours. Get the whole population move towards Akbar. - The soldiers begun to mour that they will either leave with the citizens or die on the walls. - QUIET! Silentio bastardi! - Shouted Nomak - As you geather the people I want you to bring me the sick and the elders. All of them! Now move! 

The soldiers made the necessary movements to accomplsih the orders. The populace was screamig and tried to hurry towards the south gate to leave the city as soon as possible. Carts, crying children, screaming womans and worrying traders were waving at the streets. The soldiers tried to systematically collect the sick and the elders. The doctor's office were under blockade by the field assassins.

At late afternoon the city became empty. Only the soldiers stood at the main square with the sick and elder citizens. Nomak made his orders:

- Soldiers of the King. You leave immediately to Akbar. Follow and protect the innocents and ensure their arrival.  - The soldiers begun to helop to the sick and old people to get up and some of them got into formation and begun to march.

- No! Stop! The elders and the sick stay here! Leave tham and GET MOVING! - shouted Nomak. - After a couple of minutes when all the soldiers left the city Nomak gathered his assassins. - Listen up members of the Guild! What we do we do for the truth for justice and for the greater good... Encicrle the citizens and kill them all! - The sick begun to struggle and scream while the elders just watched what hapenning. The field assassins gave swift death to all of them. Their blood colored red the main square...

- Drop the bodies into to wells! We must poison all the water source!! - The men took all the bodies and dropped them into the great wells of Alaid. There were no more fresh water within the desert.

As Nomak and his warriors left Alaid they only left poisoned water and ash in their prints... The city burned for 3 days. The Guild had done what had to be done...