In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Page #4

he can get for this battle.

- That's not my problem.

- His kingdom is threatened. Your kingdom is threatened.

I don't know this king.

Solana's my family.

Norick and Bastian.

They are my family.

And where will you live?

Hmm?

When the kingdom falls to Gallian...

what future will you

be able to offer your wife?

Think about it.

Fallow, you have committed treason.

We offer no quarter here.

And anyone who follows

under your command...

will likewise be

considered as a defector.

We will spare no traitor.

Gentlemen...

Commander Tarish

has poisoned the king...

and accuses me of treason.

Hah.!

Your ambition has no limits, Tarish.

The Kingdom of Ehb

is now subject to my rule.

We, as well, offer no quarters.

You will never be king, my nephew...

because you have no valor-

Not now, not ever.

The 11 th and 12th legions

are with you, Your Majesty.

You coward!

These Krug have no archers,

but they also have no fear.

Now, they outnumber us,

but we are men...

and we serve a noble kingdom.

They are beasts, with bloodlust.

Nothing more.

So, have you come to do your duty?

I've decided to fight.

I'll be proud to have you fight by my side

so that I might keep an eye on you.

Mid guard.

Commander.

Lead out.

Archers.

Fire!

Fire!

It's okay.

Hyah.

General, take their flank.

Men, move out.

They fight like dogs.

Yes, sire.

Whoa!

Let's go.

Ready.

Fire!

Fire!

These Krug fight mindlessly.

Their minds belong to those.

If you win the day,

it means nothing.

We will win more than a day!

You have killed these.

I will simply beckon more.

Christwind. Is this where we pay for our sins?

No, Norick.

This is where we pay for our virtues.

Sins are more than welcome here.

Whoa.

The king.

Hold still, good uncle.

Fire.!

Guards! Guards!

Quickly.

Get the king off the fiield.

Come on.

Farewell, good uncle.

Ride.

You have won nothing but time.

I won't live like them.

We're already like them. We're slaves.

- I won't live like a slave.

- Norick, be still.

Why are we entering Sedgwick Forest, sire?

We shall cut though

the forest to Castle Ehb.

With no armies and no guard,

the castle is ours for the taking.

Whoa.

Let's get out of this place.

Ho. Ho, ho, ho. Ho. Oh, ho, ho.

Lookee here. A friend of the family.

How delightful.

Alone in the forest does not

make you feel vulnerable?

- Keep your distance.

- You never did trust me, did you, Muriella?

Your comportment

has never earned trust.

Comportment? Decorum?

Those are words for a castle.

We-We are no longer in a castle.

There are no rules here.

No.

Hyah.

Hyah. Hyah.

Whoa.

Hyah. Hyah, hyah!

A special gift for you.

Thank you.

There are rules everywhere, my duke.

Your talent for breaking them

has failed you at last.

I'm taking this one with me.

Run. Solana, go. Go.!

I'll find you! Go!

Norick! Norick!

What you always wanted-

a courageous death.

Ah,you were a brave old guy.

Solana.

Bastian?

- Oh!

- Come on!

Stay back.

No. I'm good.

You fought well today.

Slaying beasts...

- can be a cruel courage.

- Yes.

Whatever presents itself...

- you'll do it.

- I'm used to hard work.

Well, that'll come in handy...

when you're king.

How do you suppose it is that you...

fought so well today?

I mean, was it...

luck?

you have qualities,you know.

Leadership. And, of course...

you speak your mind.

This will serve you well.

Wisdom is our hammer.

Prudence will be our nail.

When men build...

lives... from honest toil-

Courage never fails.

Where did you hear that?

I told it to my son...

every night...

when he was a little boy.

And no one else.

Things are gonna be a lot harder

for you from now on.

- I'm a simple farmer.

- yes,yes.

- It's all I know.

- You know, there's that little village...

not too far from here.

They raise two crops a year.

- That would kill the soil.

- No.

It does not kill the soil

because of the seaweed.

You see, the seaweed

comes in from the ocean...

and enriches the soil.

You should try that.

How do you know these things?

Because I am king.

Because I'm expected to know...

about the land.

Just as you will be.

As long as there are kings...

as long as there is land...

they will fight over it.

Battles fought for barren lands.

What are these wars

if they never end?

And they fought for peace.

Peace- that's a dream.

A dream that maybe you...

as king...

can bring peace forever.

You don't understand.

These battles have robbed me of my child.

You forget they robbed me of mine.

My son.

General Hallette.

Yes, sir.

Take a scout to the north side of the woods.

- We should know what's waiting for us.

- Aye, sir.

- Commander.

- Aye?

Look.

Well, now this...

is a surprising delivery.

Duke Fallow's here to meet justice.

I assume the king lives.

General Backler...

give this man your sword.

No armor.

A duel.

How lovely.

You remember what I did

to you as boys, don't you, Tarish?

Can I at least have a lick of wine?

Will no man help his king with his armor?

Pigs.

This duel- it will be your last, Fallow.

I should kill you.

I should kill you.

The king is dead.!

The king is dead.! King Konreid has died.!

No. No, this cannot be.

I am your king.

- No, you are a curse to the throne!

- Commander Tarish...

is bound by honor.

He'll never kill the new king of Ehb.

Coward.

My subjects of Ehb!

Long live the king!

Hip, hip, huzzah!

Hip, hip, huzzah.

Put it away.

Citizens of Ehb.

Soldiers of Ehb.

A few moments ago...

our beloved King Konreid passed away.

- No.!

- Murdered by his nephew...

who sought to take his place.

By the laws of our land...

the king's successor

must be related to him by blood.

I give you your new king...

the lost son of Konreid...

Camden Konreid...

known to some of you as Farmer.

Stand.

On your feet, please. Stand up.

The king called upon you to face death.

Those still standing have

cheated death of its prize.

But our enemy still lives.

He'll rebuild his forces

and launch a renewed assault.

Tonight we dress our wounds...

bury our dead.

Tomorrow we march

on Christwind hold.

- Gouge evil from its shell.

- Gouge evil from its shell.!

God save the king!

What? What do you want?

Take them away!

Take them with the others.!

Wait.

Bring her over here.

Begone.

I sense him...

in you.

The farmer.

He'll come for you.

This is perfect.

- And I will be expecting him.

- I'm nothing to you.

Yes, but he is something to me.

More than a farmer.

Much more dangerous to me than a farmer.

Now he'll come to me.

How do you know me?

How?

Don't move.

I feel him...

in you.

Because you're carrying...

his son.

You're carrying his son.

Where you from?

Gloucern. They took me from my home.

We'll get you back home.

We'll die here.

Good-bye, old friend.

How do you fight an army that large?

Where the broadsword fails,

the dagger may succeed.

No time for riddles, magus.

A small force might

slip through the Krug lines...

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