Oath of Restriction lifted!!!

The night was a horrible one for the Heathrow's, Emberheart's, Victor and Garfield. They spend almost all the night contemplating about the next day's decision Fredrick was supposed to take and planning for strategies that could get thim over this huge hurdle and to minimise their losses.

Fredrick had passed the instructions to Victor who took his leave to prepare the army and inform the Adventurer's guild.

At last they dozed off at the wee hours of the day on their chairs itself. They felt terrible when they woke up. Within a few minutes the boys came for an early breakfast, Harry joining them.

Their conversation was casual and there was no change in their expression or body language. After breakfast. Alan looked at Fredrick who was still looking confused. " Your grace, no need to worry about that bastard's message. Just be ready to witness Duncan's execution."

Fredrick was stunned for a moment then, smiled solemnly and then went into his room to prepare himself.

The six young men were sitting and chatting casually outside the castles entrance, when everyone else came out after their breakfast. Their horses and carriages were ready.

"Lads are you sure of coming to the outer wall ?" Fredrick asked all of them. All of them noded with a smile, that didn't reached their eyes.

Harry invited everyone from the Emberheart and the Heathrow's to accompany them. When Fredric and Victor looked puzzled, he said, " They won't be able to witness something like this in their lifetime. And don't worry about their safety. I will be responsible for that."

Fredrick along with his family and Heathrow's and Garfield got into the carriages and started to move along with the army. The boys mounted their horses and started following the carriages.

As soon as they neared the outer wall they heard a roar. Hardly a few of them could recognize that roar.

Thousands of guards were assembled near the gate and on top of the huge outer wall. A path was made for the Duke's retinue to pass by. After dismounting their horses and carriage's all of them climbed on top of the city Wall.

The sight stunned them. Even the soldiers were also surprised. Fear started to creep into them when they looked at the twenty huge mountain Troll's. "How did they get to have trolls in their army?" George spoke his thoughts out loud.

"Its not an uncommon thing to have troll in ones arms. Samuel spoke, But I am afraid, what would be the outcome if they ever manage to enter the city?" A shiver ran down the back of those who heard his words.

A loud, booming voice could be heard from everyone. "Oh they have a voice amplifying mana user as a message! Thats a nice thing to have." Harry looked impressed.

"Fredrick, what about the demands I had put forth yesterday. If you fail to give me an answer within thirty minutes I will consider your answer as a NO and will start my assult. You will be the one responsible for the death of ten's of thousands of people. Your time starts now."

Everyone, including the guards and the soldiers had their eyes on Fredrick. Who had a worried expression on his face.

Harry turned towards the city, amplified his own voice, directed it towards the city and started relaying the conditions put forth by the enemy Leader.

The words spread all amongs the soldiers, adventurers and even to the common man, who was watching the scene unfolding fearfully from their windows and small creaks of their doors.

People's blood started to boil and all were having a murderous intent in their evey when they heard the demands put forth by the enemy leader.

Even the abled common man now came out from their house with a weapon in their hand, in defence of their city and its women.

This scene boosted the soldiers' morale. They stood a bit straight, determination to fight till the end clear in their eyes.

Once the crowd and soldiers calmed down, a sceen took place that didn't make any sense to the ones standing near the Weapons Master Harry.

"I would bet a 10,000 gold on zero casualties on our end. Anyone up for the taking?" The boys started to laugh and shook their head on Harry's cheeky nature.

Fredrick sighed "Master Harry I can give you 1,000,000 gold if what you said is possible, alsa....." Harry cut him in between his sentance. "Deal then.... your grace, its a deal."

He grinned ear to ear and looked at his disciples. And started talking with an enhanced voice so that everyone there xould hear him.

"Now you can do what you wanted to do yesterday night itself lads. Show that bastard, what happens when someone lays thier filthy eyes on the women of our families, our city. Show them what happens to those who would treat women like a tool only for producing their lineage and discard later."

He turned to Alan, " Alan, I Harry the weapons master of the academy, the adventurer of the winden city and your master, am releaing you from your oath you took on me"

He then looked at the other five, "I release you all from the oath of restrictions I had placed on you. I don't care what you all do. None of those basterds should leave this place alive today."

Harry then waved his hand and thick green ropes appeared connecting Harry to the five boys and an even thicker red chain connecting to Alan. He was also bound by a green rope. Mana users gasped in shock to see the scene infron of them.

All the five ropes and the chain shattered with an audible 'Clang.....', that reverberated throughout the city entrance.

The aura of the six young men and even Harry suddenly rose and the temperature seemed to drop by several degrees all of a sudden, which made everyone feel a sudden chill run down the entire area.