Well, It is not as large as I had hoped, but it is an update nontheless. So here you guys go. Chapter 2 Finally
Six Days Later
Mandubracious rubbed his throbbing temples. The stress was beginning to get to him. He whipped his forehead with his old kerchief and sighed. His spies had yet to return with any reports. This meant only one of two things. Either they were dead, or they got captured. Patrols were being sent out as well. No sign of the barbarians had been spotted yet. The Ambrones were on standby, ready to fight, just in event that the enemy decided to rear their ugly faces.
The Ambronian king stood. He ran his finger over the ornate carvings of his throne charge, tracing every delicate curve of the wood. His eyes followed every motion. When his hand reached the corner of his seat, he moved his fingers up onto the family tapestry that hung on the wall. Him, and this tapestry was all that remained of his family’s legacy. He must live up to that standard or die trying.
The king stepped down from the pedestal and walked towards his chambers. As he pushed the door open, a horn bellowed from the walls of town. Seven blasts, indicating a friend, eased his tension a bit. The king walked back towards the main door and stepped into the blazing sun. The runner was just coming up as the king stepped out. Who has arrived? Mandubracious questioned, It appears that reinforcements from Bononia have arrived. They say they were attacked; their captain is on his way to have an audience and to tell you what happened, The runner huffed tiredly.
Good, You may leave, Mandubracious told the runner as he turned on his heel and left. He stepped slowly back down the main hall and sat down in his throne. He rubbed his head and coughed. With the Bononians attacked, this could only mean that Patavium is surrounded. This is very, very bad, thought the shaken king.
He had been waiting for about seven minutes when Meriadoc stepped in the chamber and announced the captain’s arrival. The man was Captain Arnza. He was a short and burly man. Obviously he was a bit of a brute. His muscles bulged yet his girth was large. His head was covered with a very light blond shock of hair that was pulled back under his helmet. His mustache was thin and barely could be called so. His beady eyes finished off the rather unimpressive figure of captain Arnza
The little man bent at the waist and bowed. It is an honor, my liege, He said rather exaggeratedly. The king waved his arm impatiently, My runner said you were attacked. What happened? Leave nothing out.
Captain Arnza stood dumbfounded by the bluntness of his king for a moment. Well? Mandubracious asked. Much apologies my lord, I shall begin. The captain said as he awoke from his shock. He stepped over towards one of the benches and began…
Well, My liege, my men were sent by the governer of Bononia, as you probably know, to assist you in you plight versus the invading horde. We had been marching with our guard down, not expecting to be fighting the invaders until we reached your city. We set up a fort, just south of the river, and prepared to bed down for the night when we heard a cluster of horns. One of our sentries sighted the closing in boii and alerted the camp. We then moved into position.
I position two infantry units at each likely breach point while my archers were positioned directly behind the gate guarders. My cavalry was placed behind them.
Then we waited. The men were scared, it could be heard in their nervous chatter. I had them silenced. It would only scare men who were not scared. After that, the only sound that could be heard was the noisy creaking of the enemy battering rams as they rolled towards the camps walls.
The wall and gate shuddered under the force of the rams. They would break very quickly. My men would be the main deciding factor in this struggle.
The walls fell suddenly and the bashed in unexpectatly. The enemy warriors flooded into the fort and the bloody fight had begun. My men surrounded the barbarians that tried to fight into my camp.
With the walls down, the fight ensued and blood bathed the earth. It dragged on for what seemed like hours until at one point the warriors at the wall breach faltered and ran. This left my men with the oppurtunity to sweep behind the men in the gate and surround them.
With that final charge, the enemy routed and fled. I let them run. I did not need to suffer any more losses from over zealous enemies. The next day, we left for Patavium and arrived today. I am sorry if this new causes you pain my lord, but I felt obligated to let you know.
The king stood after hearing the report. He walked over towards a window and sighed. Thank you, captain Arnza. Your men will be a valuble asset when we fight the Boii later. Bring you men into the city and have them get a place to stay. I will leave you in charge of your men, when we are attacked.
The Captain bowed again. Thank you again for the honor, I shall not fail you my lord. He spoke before he turned and left to retrieve his men.Mandubracious stared up at the clouds and spoke nervously to himself.
He stepped down from his pedestal and began to step towards his chambers to visit his wife. Just as he walked in the room, a horn bellowed four times...The Boii had come...
{Well, that is the update. I hope you all enjoy the actual combat. I did, it was a nice break from writing a story 
. Well, next update soon...Hopefully 
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