Cade gave a wincing nod but straightened, determined to maintain a sense of dignity despite how far he had fallen.
He turned away with a shout of "to me!" that went immediately unheeded. He drew his sword to stride in the direction his wayward men had gone, passing the bodies of several mingled with those of the errant mages. It had been a bloodbath, and though he himself was not innocent of killing the rebels, he had not been consumed by the same bloodlust. They were here to bring them to heel, after all, but this was madness.
A hundred or so paces away, in a cluster of trees, was a Templar menacing a pair of injured apostates. Cade had only time to shout "Virann!" when a third mage appeared from behind, piercing their aggressor with an icy shard. Cade's voice died in his throat as he witnessed this, and he stepped back, sword drawn and hand shaking, as all three mages directed their attention at him.
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He turned away with a shout of "to me!" that went immediately unheeded. He drew his sword to stride in the direction his wayward men had gone, passing the bodies of several mingled with those of the errant mages. It had been a bloodbath, and though he himself was not innocent of killing the rebels, he had not been consumed by the same bloodlust. They were here to bring them to heel, after all, but this was madness.
A hundred or so paces away, in a cluster of trees, was a Templar menacing a pair of injured apostates. Cade had only time to shout "Virann!" when a third mage appeared from behind, piercing their aggressor with an icy shard.
Cade's voice died in his throat as he witnessed this, and he stepped back, sword drawn and hand shaking, as all three mages directed their attention at him.