- The Prouds 124
The army of the Prouds attacked the king’s army
like a few lions attacking a lot of beasts. Yet, lions would
always be lions and other beasts would always be nothing
but beasts. The king’s soldiers threw numerous arrows at
the Prouds, killing a number of them, but the Prouds did
not retreat, maintained their assault, and started killing the
king’s soldiers. The strongest of the Prouds was their
leader, Addison, who was famous for a specific fighting
technique, which was to stay on the back of his horse and
move quickly among the enemy’s soldiers while killing
them. That was exactly what he did in the battleground as
he started killing the king’s soldiers one after the other. He
was truly a lion as he devoured the king’s soldiers as if they
were helpless rabbits. He knew that soldiers in any army
derive their spirits from the spirit of their leader. Therefore,
he kept fighting as best as he could. The battle continued,
and the Prouds kept causing Widea’s army to sustain
losses.
Commander Reid was enraged by the many killings
in his army because he considered himself responsible for
the outcome of the battle. He was known for his very strong
arm, whose strikes no one could resist. Therefore, he was
able to kill a substantial number of the Prouds.
When he became really angry, he headed to the
leader of the other party and challenged him. “Get down
from your horse and fight me if you are a man.”
Addison granted him his request and dismounted.
Commander Reid did the same. The two knights started
fighting ferociously as they both were very strong. The
commander hit the leader’s sword with his, and the leader
hit back, then the commander launched successive strikes
driven by his extreme rage but the leader blocked them all,
then aimed at Reid’s chest but the commander stepped back
quickly and evaded the strike, which almost finished him.