After dealing the hit to the king, Merleen and I grabbed our party members and escaped the citadel. We barely made it out alive, since two of our members got unconscious from Merleen's light. When the king felt my sword, those soldiers averted their gazes from us and mended the crown's wounds.
That event secured our route and charged away from the castle, together with our sleeping comrades. The soldiers and mages did not have the chance against Merleen's magic. We zoomed towards the other side, using the elements Merleen conjured and passed by dozens of soldiers.
As soon as we arrived at the village, Merleen's protective spell collapsed and sent us kissing the ground. I caught Merleen's head and safeguarded her with all my life while guarding Fenrir with my other hand. Merchant landed on his bottom, so he received no complications from his body... I think.
These two women were far more important than Merchant, who I only met for a few hours.
