Battered Warriors - Part 2

"And yet he didn't. Now our two strongest men are injured," Vol said.

"And your hands are burned as well," Penelope said, finally breaking in. "Which is why I would really prefer it if you didn't use them for breaking things… At least at the moment."

"If you have no war plans to contribute, then you'll sit in silence," he told her in his fury.

He was unable to stop pacing up and down as he thought upon the travesty of a battle that they'd fought. All the hard work they'd put in, battling with Count Karth, in order to build the morale of their men up, it had been completely wasted.