-BOOOOM!
Several portions of the walls exploded in a cloud of dust and debris, the sound of the destruction drowning out every other noise. When the dust settled, only rubble and silence remained.
The gates stood untouched, their massive iron surfaces bearing no mark of intrusion. Yet, the walls flanking them told a different story. Jagged gaps yawned wide, granting an unobstructed path into Valachia. Smoke and dust coiled upward into the air, shrouding the devastation in an eerie haze.
Shuria and her companions froze in place. Their mouths hung open as the reality of the scene settled in.
"Princess Freyja's bodyguard is truly something else…" Edryn murmured, giving voice to the stunned silence that gripped them all.
Even the Blood Elves, who had once mocked him as the 'Vomiting Princess' or attempted to seduce him under the mistaken belief he was a frail woman, now swallowed hard.
