Lamorak Giraldus - The Night of The Abomination

I am reluctant to write this as it will result in controversy. However, I must record the incredible sight I saw - if only for posterity.

Helzbelt had taken Alskivar Faulrun’vulnuk captive behind our gate. As the others had him bound and gagged, they debated what to do with him. I was summoned to interrogate this individual.

Behind our gate, ten Helzian soldiers were seemingly prepared for anything. Until that proved to be a false sense of security.

I had never taken the time to observe her as I spend most of my time in Armageddon Tower. Eladramere’s High Marshall is a nigh unstoppable foe in the War Zone. Marla approached, and a volley of arrows and spells assailed her. She charged forward, ignoring the onslaught from above. She hammered the gate with rage and ferocity. I cannot recall who said it, however, I remember it vividly.

“The abomination is at the gate!”

By then it was too late. The ‘abomination’ was upon us. The barrier fell to splinters, and the ten of us were left with our mouths agape, face to face with the High Marshal. The Foehammer, The Lord of Battles, the god of war, Tempus, had taken the field. He had chosen Marla Merner as his fleeting avatar.

Wizards can prepare for any situation…assuming they know what to prepare for. In this case, I simply was not. The better part of survival is knowing when to run. I sequestered Alskivar into the Keep.

Call it cowardice, if you like. I do not care what you think about me.

I was below ground, tending to the copper dragon – wood elf hybrid. I tended to his needs as is customary in these isles. I wished to establish a reciprocal relationship of treatment in this great game of counting coup.

From what I was told later, Marla managed to subdue three of our own before being forced to retreat. Ten of Helzbelt’s soldiers, against the High Marshall of Eladramere – and we still did not capture ‘the abomination.’

I hope she wears that moniker with pride. I know that I would.

The signature of Lamorak Giraldus (Suspicious Activity) appears at the end of this book.