Tale 161 told by Bishop on 29.07.2002
Missing Ambush
Argyle did not appreciate being woken before
dawn. He hefted his hammer with a sour grimace
covering his steely face. He would see someone's
head on a block for this! Marovyna and Sylo
stood waiting for him... their soldiers were
gone.
Murgruk, Zhulton and Mherduwynn looked over the
plans. They were perfect, the three pronged
attack worked without flaw. Not a single priest
fell and every pathetic soldier was destroyed.
So where did their priests go? Why were the
scrolls gone??
An icy wind blew from the crack in the glacier,
sending a chill down the Rune Guardian's spine.
Creeping in the snow, he tripped abruptly, landing
face down in a snowbank. Cursing, he struggled
to his feet and looked back at what had made
him fall... the bloody corpse of a Grimbrand
priest looked up at him. Stepping back slowly
from the bank, he realized what it was made of...
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