"Get in position ladies. Swords to the left, archers to the right." Says lady Margarette finding her spot in the thick bushes.
In the fortress...
Lord Marcentile is surprised that Mia did not want her shackles removed from her hands. He postions himself preparing for the duel.
Mia rolls her blade in her hand and smiles at him. Slightly unsettling him. She then realises that he never won because they were weak. He won because they feared him.
Taking deep breaths they both charge at each other, the clashing metal sounding through the entire fortress.
Up the hill...
"That's our signal ladies. It is time to get our girl back." Says lady Margarette as they start running down the hill alongside the king's remaining loyal soldiers.
Unlike other wars where the soldiers let out battle cries to alert the enemy, they ran down light on their feet to avoid reverting the enemy's attention.
It had been the society's speciality. They knew how to be stealthy and swift at the same time. And now, they were using it to save Mia and the rest.
In the fortress...
One other thing that lord Marcentile used to defeat his enemies was that he wanted to wear them out. He had gone in circles with her for over an hour now. She then swings her shackles and steps on them in Mercantile's path tripping him and making him fall on his backside, releasing his sword all together.
Just as he gets back up and grabs his sword, a soldier comes screaming, "We are under attack!" Getting everyone's attention causing Mercantile to leave his torso unprotected.
Mia sees her opportunity and charges towards him, knocking him down.
At the gates...
The soldiers position themselves to receive the enemy as the gates open. For a moment, nobody appears leaving them baffled and even causing the fortress archers disarm.
Then, the society archers strike. As they re-arm their bows, other archers take their places, wasting no time. They were going all out to outdo the threat at hand.
In the fortress...
Mia struggles to hold off Mercantile's blade which he brings down with so much brutal force. He then slides out a dagger and tries to have a shot at her face.
She pulls back quickly and realises that this was not going to be a fair fight. Noticing that he had dropped his sword, she makes a dive for it as he swings his arm to slice her cheek. The dagger misses her by just an inch, cutting off some of her hair.
She gets it in time to dodge his next attack and kicks him in the groins. He steps back cursing angrily.
Caramel taking in the distraction the fight had given them, kicks a soldier behind the knee and strangles the other causing the ropes to snap.
She quickly unties Edgar and May. "What do you suggest we do?" Asks May.
"I suggest you follow your son to safety." She says pointing the direction of the wall. Edgar understanding this, grabs his mother by the wrist and breaks into a run.
Sorry about the hanging sentence. Enjoy the rest!