The Queen Walked somberly out to the temple entrance where not only Lord Dullard's squad awaited, but her trusted swordsdwarf Madmonkey24 as well. He carried with him the demon sword she had entrusted to him as the fortress' sole swordsdwarf. They were all decked out in steel plate, with chain under it.
The Queen never gave the order to move out. She simply started walking towards the fortress with her axe in hand and bloodlust coursing through her very soul. Lord Dullard commanded his men to follow. Mad Monkey ran ahead and lead the way, holding his shield out in front of the queen. No bolts were coming down now, but snipers could be anywhere along the parapets.
As they got closer the din grew louder. Lord Labs was above the courtyard, shouting down at the riotous peasants. He was ordering his men to shoot warning shots into the crowd. They were breaking apart the stone slabs that made up the fortress; main road. When the Queen arrive with her entourage she nodded at Lord Dullard.
"Alright men, fan out!" he yelled as he banged his axe against his shield. His men did likewise and responded with a resounding 'hoo-rah'. They quickly spread out and started puishing peasants around, getting them out of the main courtyard and cramming them into the fortress and barracks interiors.
All the while Madmonkey24 was blocking the queen from various trash and debris that was being flung her way. She didnt like being kept out of the fray...but they were vastly outnumbered, and she had to play it cool.
Suddnely a crossbowbolt whizzed down between Urist and Madmonkey24. It barely grazed Madmonkey24's armor as it did so. He turned around swiftly to raise his shield and blocked another two botls that came down in rapid succession. They looked up to see Lord Labs yelling at his marksdwarves for missing, and ordering another volley as he loaded his own.
"ITS A TRAP!!!" shouted MadMonkey24 over the noise and confusion. Lord Dullard heard it faintly, and looked up in time only to see more marksdwarves coming from the barracks and the main corridor of the fort. Lord Dullard immediately ordered his troops back to the main entrance to the courtyard, where Urist and MadMonkey24 stood.
As they pushed their way through the crowd Urist rushed forward at the marksdwarfs and cut one down immediately. She turned around and chopped at another dwarf, leaving him wounded and fleeing in terror, a trail
of blood behind him. His squadmates followed him.
Only one marksdwarf stood between Urist and the exit now, Lord Bowbeard himself.
"Traitor!" she shouted.
Bowbeard said nothing, as he was trembling in terror at the sight of his queen charging through his squad like butter. He simply fired a shot wildly, and Urist easily dodged it and continued her charge towards him. When she got close she threw her axe down and leapt onto Bowbeard chest, knocking him to the ground. She wailed at his face with bare fists, then gouged out his eyes with her fingers. Mercifully, she ended his life right there, by tearing his throat out and watching him suffocate while tossing about blind and gushing blood.
(Urist's Kills)
Lord Dullard pulled her from her trance. There were more marksdwarves and axedwarves pouring out of the barracks into the far end of the courtyard. "My queen, we must make haste!!!" shouted lord Dullard.
The queen and her guards turned and crossed the bridge. Lord Labs and his squad continued to fire bolts at them, but never managed to hit anything but shields and dirt. The bridge raised as they left, and it was clear now that the fortress was totally lost.
