Chapter 66: The Battle part 4
The Baron’s horse let out a pained cry as it tumbled. It flung the Baron off its back. The Baron rolled through the ground and came to a stop after slamming on a tree.
Ariel didn’t bother with the Baron. She began firing more arrows at the horses, bringing them down. She shot like a machine, very fast and with extreme precision.
One after another, the horses came down, but soon her arrows finished, and Aric stepped in. He used roots to impale the horses in their legs and areas that would take them down but not kill them.
The men were all tossed from their horses, landing roughly, some breaking bones from the impact.
Andrew stood with his sword drawn, ready to take on Gorin. Gorin looked down at Andrew. He raised his blade and then slashed down. Andrew immediately blocked. The impact of the blow pushed him back. He tumbled backward but got on his feet immediately.
"You are not strong enough to stop me, human. I’ll make your death quick," Gorin said and took a few steps toward Andrew.
Andrew suddenly charged from the ground, his sword stabbing for Gorin’s eyes. Gorin took a step back and parried the sword, and then he slashed down again to cleave Andrew in half.
Andrew saw the blade. He planted his feet as deep into the ground as possible, twisting his body in an unusual way. He managed to parry the attack and save himself.
"If I impress the Baron, he might allow me to train to be a knight, so there’s no way I’ll be dying at the hand of a goblin," Andrew said with all his resolve.
Gorin didn’t care about what Andrew said. He went in for another attack, the slash targeting Andrew’s head. Andrew blocked the attack, but the blow this time was much stronger and sent him flying.