- The Prouds 164
surprised by a large number of soldiers heading quickly in
their direction. Those were the king’s soldiers, who had
been watching the caravan carefully. They were led by
Commander Samuel. The number of Widea’s soldiers was
many times larger than the number of the soldiers of the
Prouds in the caravan. The knights of the Prouds looked
like small white fish in the wide blue sea which the king’s
soldiers made its uncountable blue droplets. The king’s
soldiers attacked the caravan. The men of the Prouds tried
to resist them, but the king’s soldiers, whose number was
much greater, were able to kill them all, leaving no one
alive but Adrian. His description was given to Commander
Samuel and Widea’s soldiers by Leader Shawn, who had
given them the exact description of all three sons of Leader
Addison, in case any of them led the caravan.
During the battle, twenty knights, including
Commander Samuel, approached Adrian and surrounded
him. Adrian tried to resist, but they attacked him together
and after trying to fight back with his sword, one of them
struck Adrian’s sword with his, throwing it away and
leaving Adrian unarmed.
Commander Samuel said, “Do not resist. That will
not help you.”
Adrian’s sword was out of his reach, and the
number of soldiers attacking him was too large for him to
resist. He was a courageous knight and not afraid to die but
at that moment, he chose to surrender to those soldiers as
numbers often outweigh courage.
A soldier tied his hands tightly with a thick rope.
They then headed to Cintana after carrying out the
agreed upon plan to its last detail.