What remained could hardly have been called a castle. There were so many holes in the curved wall nearest to them that they could see much of the inside. It was only the bottom section of the wall that still stood, barring the Verna intruders from waltzing in directly from that direction, but with General Khan's siege weapons pointed towards them, they would be in soon enough.
Indeed, Captain Lombard had arrived just in time to see it.
Once again, Karstly took his new army out to the edge of the battlefield and he made them wait there, as stone after stone landed against the castle wall.
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
Now the men were wincing in time with every shot. The tower looked frail. Like an old woman that was on her very last legs. If she was an old woman, then Khan was a cruel thief, trying to knock her off her feet, so that he might steal her purse. With an arm extended, he gave the order for them to continue the attack.
