The Story That Never Ends

( Also……………..why is he falling?)

(He jumped off the wall, remember? See the last addition involving him.

@Rachel–Don't worry, I didn't say he died; maybe someone can save him. I'll let you guys figure that part out. ;P)

(I know, but how IS he going to get out of that mess?!)

(We shall see, we shall see… ;D)

(Okay, just found that part. )

Lol
@SBG- nice addition. :)

(How do we know all the convicts want to kill him? Split-second interventions seem to be the norm in action books.)

(Now ur really making me want to catch up on reading. Lol :))

(Wow! Great addition, SBG. There is so much suspense. Perhaps we could have the Council under Sir Denvoir charge in at this moment, distracting the convicts. We could also, of course, have him slain by Lord Traius' men (I don't prefer that option :) ). Anyway, great job! )

Whew. A lot has gone on since I stopped keeping up….)

(Wow! Great job! And @jimmy, no, that is NOT an option. jk :P)

As the sword flashed through the air, a loud cry suddenly sounded from the walls on which most of the convicts still stood guard. The sound was not enough to stay the hand of the dark soldier, but it was a shock powerful enough to turn the soldier's blade so that, instead of falling upon Britton's head, it sliced into his right soldier.

"What is happening up there?" called the soldier, raising his sword to finish off the helpless Britton.

The answer came bellowing from the walls. "Brace yourselves! We're under –" before the voice could finish, it was drowned out by the voices of over one hundred men pouring through the main gate and into the Courtyard.

Lord Traius's men, distracted by Britton's single-handed assault upon their leader, had not noticed that Sir Denvoir's troops had put into action their strategy of a second attack. The Council's men had gambled that the lad Evron had spoken of within the castle would be able to help clear the way to victory. Thus, as the red-striped flag burst into the Courtyard and the soldiers noticed the the shattered gate that opened the way to the inner city, they gave a great cheer and charged toward the small body of Lord Traius' men within the Courtyard.

Led by Sir Denvoir, these were easily cut down. In the meantime, though, the men on the walls had begun to employ the catapults to great effect, sending boulder after boulder into the mass. A score of soldiers and two of the five convicts alongside them were struck down by the catapults, but by that time almost all of the soldiers had crossed the gauntlet and entered into the inner city, where they were ordered to take possession of the main armories and inner walls.

There was, however, one man of the attacking party who had not left. That man was Evron. As soon as he entered the castle and realized with joy that Britton had been successful in opening the gates, he had looked close to the walls and, amidst the many bodies of the garrison who had fallen in the attempt to escape, he saw the figure of a young man, supported by his left elbow, and looking straight towards him. He realized with shock that the poor boy was Britton. Breaking away from his comrades and under a storm of fire from the walls, Evron determined to save his friend if he was wounded, and to rescue him from the hail of stones.

Upon reaching his side, Evron quickly took in the situation and, carefully picking up the limp form of his friend, raced across the courtyard. By this time, the whole concentrated fire of the walls was upon them. Apparently, Lord Traius had not deemed it wise to send off men to counter those who had entered the castle. With the assistance of the freed captives, he far outnumbered the attackers, but if he left the fortified walls, he might be caught at a disadvantage. Thus, boulders from over a dozen catapults screamed through the air towards the two.

Under the archway on the far side of the Courtyard, a mass of ruins lay heaped in the opening, mostly caused by stones and wooden shrapnel which had fallen when the door had been broken open. Unencumbered by heavy burdens, the soldiers of the Council had been able to pick their way over and into the castle. Evron, however, reached the mass of wood and stone with caution, realizing in an instant that he could not make it across without placing Britton down.

Suddenly, however, Sir Denvoir himself appeared beside him. Having witnessed the bravery of Evron from beyond the Courtyard, the loyal servant of the Council, in spite of his evil heart, determined to do his duty and to provide for all his men, no matter the cost. With Evron's great thanks, he picked up Britton and, with both working together, began to make their way over the rubbish.

They had almost crossed beyond the range of Lord Traius' catapults, when suddenly a massive boulder came hurtling in the air, crashing into the midst of the small party. In the crash that followed, the unconscious Britton was flung into the safety of the inner castle, out of the range of further stones. In the rain of debris that ensued from the striking stone, no one within could tell what had occurred.

Suddenly, however, a cough was heard, then a shout. "Where – where are you, friend? Britton? Convict?"

The call was repeated, but it was suddenly cut short by a gasp that could be heard above the shouts of Lord Traius' men.

Sir Denvoir stumbled over the wreckage, collapsing on the other side in a mass of scrapes and blood. One of his chief captains then came up. "What happened, sir? Do you need help? Where are the others?"

Sir Denvoir looked weakly at the seemingly lifeless body of Britton and replied. "Continue on, captain. There are no others."

(Excellent addition, Jimmy!! I hope it's not your last… :) )

(Wow! Great addition! And, as SBG said, I hope it's not your last…? :) )

(Jimmy is leaving for college soon - will you still be able to work on this a little at a time — and, btw, everyone, you better not kill Britton!!!!!!! He is one of my favorite characters besides Ariana and Ronan and Quinn and Kathryn! :P Can't wait to see what happens. BTW, SBG and Jimmy, great additions!!!)

(I think I will be able to still work on it. :) By the way, would anyone like to add?)

(From where?)

( Britton waking up in a healers tent. I would do it, but I don't have the time right now. Studying for BB. You should.)

(I should add to the story or study?

EDIT: anyway, what's a healers tent?)

(I'm finally caught up!!! Now for making an addition…… Should Evron really be dead? I almost shed tears but I think he should really be dead)

(I was have a grand idea and would like everyones opinions :) here is my brief skeleton for how this book should finish up. Me and brother just thought this up now so… :) still it's pretty awesome. :) In the confusion Kathryn goes out and sees Williams message; goes to liars lair tell them what's goin on; lady Arwen gives her her horse and she rides on toward wear the kings is; Lady Arwen's party goes to Carivia (Rowan kills lord Traius?? just an idea :)) Kathryn runs into the party that escaped from the cave; tells them what's going on they arrive near the end of the conflict at Carivia. it ends with Britten alive king Archen and Rowan united Rowan knows he's the prince Lord Arsorth is dead lord Traius is dead and all his men. What's left of the Garrison and ex-convicts r for the Rebels; but the concil still lives and it regrouping. Room for a sequel. evil grin lol :) what do ya'll think?)

(One more though. Lol :) what is to gonna happen to the Lord that the count of Omb sent to capture king Archen? Could we delete that part or should he come help Lord Arsorh? :)

A man rode through the woods at full speed.
"You there!" He shouted, "I have a message from Lord Arsoth."
Lord Melkior lifted his head as the man jumped down from the horse in front of him. The man immediately recognized him as a Lord of the Council,
"My Lord! I'm extremely sorry for my hasty words! I….I.. did not re…"
"what is you message?!" Lord Melkior cut the man off from his ramblings.
"Lord Arsoth has the king and one of his knights in his possession." Blabbered out the man eager to regain favor with his Lord.
Lord Melkior's face twisted. His life depended on his capturing the king. He drew his sword and layed it against the messenger's neck.
"Swear to me that you will do as I tell you and I will let you live."
The man began to tremble.
"I swear"
Lord Melkior removed the sword from around his neck.
"Good," he smiled evilly, "carry your message to the count of Omb. Tell him Lord Melkior has captured the king."
"But my Lord Lord Ar-"
"Speak nothing of Arsoth. You do as I want. I could slay you right now if I wished so!"
"Yes my Lord" bowed the man promptly he once again mounted his horse and rode on.
"Now," thought Lord Melkior, "to destroy Lord Arsoth…

(Great idea, Danielle! Also, great addition. I like how you brought Lord Melkior back in. I had one question, though, about your addition. Do you know what stables Lord Melkior is at? If he has left Omb, I don't know if there will be any stables along the way? Unless, of course, he is at a town or something of that sort. :)

By the way, I have an idea about what can happen next (I can't really write a post now, but maybe later.) How about Lord Melkior becomes greatly angered at this news. His life depends on his ability to capture the King. He would, of course, try to capture the king (who isn't there anyway, from Lord Arsoth.) Of course, by the time he could arrive, Lord Arsoth would be far from the cave and whatever happened to those Nobles of the Order would have already been determined, but it would make for an interesting confrontation. Maybe, on the way, he could run into the survivors of the band of the Order? What do you all think? :) )

(I thought about that idea but why would the count of Omb kill him if the king is already captured anyway? I was thinking he was still at the council's stables readying to leave since we hasn't signified other wise. :) oh course I can change my addition :) I think it will need some fixing up anyway. :) what do u think?)

( Hi Danielle! The reason Lord Melkior wants to get the King himself is that if you remember that in the last post about him, it said that the Coubt of Omb would kill Lord Melkior if he (Lord Melkior) did not get the King himself….so, if Lord Arsoth gave the king to the Count of Omb the Count of Omb would kill Lord Melkior and if you remember in the last post it also said that the reason the Count of Omb wants Lord Melkior himself to capture him is because he thought that he would die capturing the king. He wanted him to die because he thought he was a threat. Sorry if that wasn't clear enough!!!)

(It was perfectly clear but dosn't really make sense still. :) ok though. :))

(I edited my post is that better? :))

(Why is this thread so quiet?!?)

We have things to do. We don't all have schedules as open as you Dani. ;)

(Very funny. Lol that might be true of everyone except you. JK JK lol :))

(Oh and it's not that I don't have things I'm suppost to be doing….. Lol I just.. Tend to neglect those things. :)

( Sounds like you, alright! )

That was great! I liked it like that :)!

glares at Sam

@Hannah- thanks!! Do u want to add now? :) we need to keep moving probably to Lord Arsoth now right??

(I should probably add now but, since jimmy is at college ( ;(….) I don't know who to go to…Probably Lord Arsoth or keep going on Lord Melkior….I will do a little bit of BB then I will try to add :) BTW I really like your addition :)!!!!)

(Thx. :) I think we should go to Lord Arsoth, or Melkior whatever you prefer. :) who are the rebels attacking lord Arsoth? I got kinda confused at that part. I know, Jimmy was always the one who got the story moving. :( I guess we'll all have to work a little harder in his absence.)

Yeah….sometimes I would ask him a question about TSTNE and then when we stop we had been talking for an hour and a half about it :)! He was SO enthusiastic about it :)! But he told me to tell you all that every now and then he would check and maybe post :)!!!!!! I think, ( I am not sure :)..) That they are a movement of soldiers just passing by…I looked for a while to find the answer but it was not there :)!

(Yeah. i know how collage is though. really busy. my older brother who is still in collage is an RA this year so he is kinda 'in charge' of 25 freshman.
So the rebels have soldiers? I though there were only like 100 of them? :))

(Soulds like you, alright! )

(*That* was mean!!!)

He was joking lol I hope… Lol JK :)

(Don't worry, I'm pretty sure he was just talking to himself again. ;D JK)

(IKR? Lol)

( What does IKR stand for?)

(I know, right? :) )

(It really made no sense there but I said it anyway.. Lol would someone plz add to the story? :))

I am SOOOOOOOO sorry guys! I told you I would add and I didn't. We have been so busy with Jimmy's college stuff :( whimper snif snif can someone please add :)?!?!?!?!?!

(IDK it looks like it's just me and you IDK where everyone went……)

weeping plz don't tell me this thread is dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Looks like I'm gonna have to finish this myself. :P lol starts thinking about next addition)