Chapter I - Otremer - II/10

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The road to Akbar took 4 days to a caravan. It took 7 to Nomak with the citizens of Alaid. Many of the unprepared population fell down dead during the trip. They had to survive 2 sand storms. Most of the soldiers did the travel without any harm. Nomak catched up with the crowd within a half day...

Akbar is the last city of the desert. It's the bigest fortress city within the Kingdom. It lies on the border of the desert and the fertile southern pasture. As Nomak leading the refugees of Alaid entering the city saw that it has well built tall and thick walls with hundreds of towers. A lot of soldiers were on the street. At the main square he saw the royal archers of King Korak. - So the king is here - he thought. 

After he gave back the leadership above the king's forces ha sat his orders to their guildies. Than some guards stepped to him and asked him to follow them to the king immediately. They walked through the main square towards the centre of the city, the citadel of Akbar, grand castle of the King. However Akbar wasn't the capital of the seven cities but it was the largest city.

As they stepped into the citadel's great hall the King urged to Nomak and begun to question him.

- What have you done? I did not hire you to destroy my city! You are a fool! You are a damn traitor!!... How many the Duke paid to you? Or the nords? The mamals? ANSWER DOG! - the guards pushed down Nomak to his knees.

- It was a must liege! We had no other option to slow the horde and win some time. - said Nomak with the greatest calm.

- You lie! You must have fight and die if necessary! TRAITOR!

- No sliege! You paid for the Guild services. We are doing our best to win this war for you. It is the time to make hard decisions. Yes, we could fight and die, but if we do so, the horde gets a city to rest and to plunder adn fresh water in the desert to continue it's campaign.

- SHUT UP! You lie! You killed the sick and the weak. You betraied me. You betraied the cause. You get nothing just jail and pain! - the king was nervous as his head gone red - Lock him up! Catch all the members of the Guild in the city and hang them all! Declare that the kingdom do not tolerate any presence from the Guild of Daggers and declaire that we are their enemy! TRAITORS! - the king rushed out from the hall. The guards brought Nomak to the dungeon...