Through a hail of arrows, bolts, and spears, the besiegers struggled forward beneath their battered tortoise, paused for a moment as boulders rained down, then with a ragged roar mounted a charge that brought the massive ram thundering home against the castle gates.
…— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 22, 2018
There followed a horrid groan, as the castle oh-so-slowly swayed, leaned…
…and then toppled into ruin with a great crash. Dust swirled, but when it cleared the besiegers could see the castle gates standing tall and proud. With nothing but tumbled stones behind them.
…— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 22, 2018
“MAGIC ram!” a besieger exulted. “TOTALLY worth it! How long do we have it for?”
“Until BEFORE the giant gets home,” another snapped. “His son was VERY firm about that.”
“Oh. We’ll stop at just the one castle, then.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 22, 2018