The Battle for Praven had been a disaster... a massacre.
The squire swung his axe violently at Jolnir, narrowly missing him and splintering the tavern door-sign but getting his weapon stuck in the process. In a quick movement Jonir's sword pierced him under the arm going up through his shoulder blade, the blood gushed out signaling that an artery had been severed.
The fire of the pillaged city devoured everything in it's path. Blackened bodies of women, children and soldiers littered the narrow pathways of the streets, weapons had been strewn aside as some fled, most had been killed.
At Jolnir's feet there were multiple bodies, mostly Swadian but some Nordic as his comrades strived to help defend him. One corpse stood out, a thin body lay strewn across the floor, the fire-red hair was matted with the crimson color of blood and the armor on it was hacked to pieces, multiple arrows pierced the plate. The weapon of the fallen warrior was cast aside, its value was beyond measure. The glint of an emerald provided a beacon to Jolnir, now safely assured that no enemies were near him. As he moved other to the corpse his mind became more and more frantic as he tried to process what might have happened. He pulled up the sword in his hand and admired its craftsmanship, the pommel had been created using an alloy that gave it a distinctive gold shimmer. What stunned him most of all was the incredible carving of lion that lined the double-edged blade. He dropped the beautiful weapon and hurried over to the body. His hand desperately moved towards the arm in an attempt to pull the dead person over and to discover the identity although he already had a clear image of the victim. Oblivious to his surroundings and his sight blinded by tears he failed to hear the dagger being unsheathed.
The assassin- his objective clear-thrust the weapon between the crying man's ribs providing a gasp of pain relieving the attacker who knew his objective was complete. The assassin, his young face blood splattered and covered in mud dropped his weapon and bent down over the man he had just killed. Water trickled down his red cheeks as he realized what he had done. The boy just lay down into a ball and closed his eyes, wishing his mother would come back to him.