Inor's men surged toward the towering walls of the castle, hauling ladders through the chaos, their faces grim with determination. The assault roared like a storm, the clang of steel, the thrum of arrows, and the guttural cries of the wounded weaving together in a brutal symphony.
A group of attackers heaved a ladder against the stone battlements, its wooden frame shaking as dozens began their ascent. The defenders above wasted no time, hurling rocks down onto the climbing men. A stone smashed into one man's helmet, sending him sprawling back to the ground, lifeless. Others clung to the ladder despite the onslaught, their hands slipping on bloodied rungs.
