214 Fallen (Part 1/2)

"You are done for," a man with twin daggers said as he threw Elero through a white stone wall. As the rocks fell on her bloodied, beaten body, pain encroached upon her mind, but she never once cried out in pain.

'Not yet,' she thought as her hand rose through the rubble and lifted her shaking body up. 'They haven't come out of the cave yet. I can't stop now. Why isn't the beast bait working?' Those left, about half, were downing healing potions. Even though she had used all her supplies sparingly, in the end, how could she win a war of attrition against more than a dozen men? She grabbed her cracked longsword and stared at the approaching, blurry figures.

A girl wielding a large hammer walked next to the pseudo-leader: "We'll stuff you in a cage like the freak you are. Don't worry, I'll keep you company." She smiled. "And I'll enjoy hearing you scream."