Edmund watched in horror. A united force of demihumans had attacked the mountain. Bird-like hybrids dropped ground troops onto the mountain, circumventing the land mines that had stopped the knights before them. The first few to get dropped down had been immediately torn apart by the kobolds, but as more dropped from the sky they were able to band together and form a line to fight off the hive of kobolds. Edmund watched as one clumsy kobold had his weapon ripped from his hand. When the kobold went to retrieve it a demihuman speared him through the arm. Then the demihumans formed a circle and lifted them upon their spears. Jack cheered them on as they turned the tide of battle against the kobolds. “No! What are they doing? Why are they here?!” He screamed at the sparrow human. Jack smirked. “To save us, and to rescue you. Your dad paid the demihumans a pretty penny for your safe return.”

A chill ran down Edmund’s spine. How could his father be so short sighted. Edmund was ready to sacrifice his life for the good of his family, but now his own father had thrown that sacrifice away. Did he not think of how Anon would react to this?

A line of demihuman spearmen formed around the prison while airborne demihuman’s rained arrows from the air. The kobolds pushed into the wall of shields and spears but their tiny bodies were pushed back easily. Kan sat on the ground outside the prison. He watched the battle with disinterested eyes. Marice the owl demi-human had taken to the air. His eyes rested on her. She landed between both party lines. “Stop this. Why are you attacking Anon’s home?” The demihuman spear men stab her. This is a battlefield not a diplomacy meeting. Kan stands up. He grabs the bars. That was one of the only bird humans who didn’t hate him. She was nice to him, she was nice to him, brought him meals. The kobolds held shields over her. They had pushed forward to rescue their wounded alley. The demihuman’s pushed foreward so they could not. Digging their spears into the unshielded parts of her and dragging her foreward. The kobolds abandoned her. Their only other option was to be pulled forward into enemy lines and die with her.

Edmund turned to Kan. “Kan, you are not pleased with this attack right?” Kan was on the verge of tears, he nodded. “Then please. If they do get us out of here. I need you to fly me to Anon. I have to report this immediately and try to apologize before he destroys everything.” Kan nods.

The demihumans break through the prison’s walls. They open a hole large enough. Jack flies out first, “He has the sacred artifacts buried in his cave!” He yells. The demihumans move their goal from rescuing the prisoners to retrieving the sacred artifacts. Kan grabs Edmund under his armpits and flies towards the city where even from this distance they can see the large black silhouette of Anon.