The Fight for Mankind

The Siege of Utgard Castle

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AURORA

"Spend the night in the creepy tower, sure, I mean nothing ever bad happens in tall creepy towers in the dead of night" I grumbled as I lead a restless Kano into the ruined stables and tied his reigns to a mast before patting the side of his neck to calm him. 

I didn't like the look of the place when it was half a mile away, and I didn't like the look of the place being any closer. The tower was a landmark for the ominous if there ever was such a thing and standing now beneath its shadow as the pale moonlight lit up the dark stonework, slithers of ice ran down my spine setting my teeth on edge.

"I know it's not an ideal place to sleep" Gelgar empathised as he came over to pat my shoulder after tying up his horse, "But we can make do for one night."

"At least the moons out now" Nanaba added as she moved toward the entrance and grumbling about how I'd rather have a date with a Titan than stay here for the night, I followed her into the dark abandoned tower of doom.

Entering the dark passageway and climbing an unreasonable amount of steps, we finally entered the main hold of the tower and holding my torch high to spread its light around the circular room, I took in my surrounding and found that the place may not have been as abandoned as I had thought.

"Someone was here not that long ago," I informed Nanaba and Gelgar as I gestured towards the stacked firepit in the centre of the room and the crates with blankets on top of them.

More than one person maybe?

"A place this close this close to the wall?" Gelgar asked dubiously as he began to poke around the only storeroom in the tower while the others came up the stairs looking as tired as I felt.

"Bandits probably used it as a hideout" Nanaba surmised as she knelt down in front of the fire and tried to light it, "A sign on the way in said ruins of Utgard castle, I didn't even know there was a historical site around here."

Join the scouts they said, we will take you to the best places the walls has to offer!

Sighing, I walked over to Nanaba and thrust my torch into the firewood and held it there till the kindling caught alight before turning to look at her with a 'really' look to which she shook her head laughing to herself as Gelgar returning from his pillaging.

"Hey take a look at what I just stumbled on." Gelgar crowed as he held up a green bottle that looked suspiciously like contrabanded alcohol with a giant smile on his face.

"You've got to be shitting me" I groaned in exasperation before pointing back at the storeroom, "Put it back."

"I can't really read the label..." Gelgar trailed off as he squinted his eyes at the paper stuck to the bottle and I felt my temper prick at his stupidity, now wasn't the time to get shitfaced, not with Titans up our asses come sun up.

"Are you purposely ignoring me" I snapped, "I said put it back, you can't drink that now!"

"Don't be smart, I'm gonna save it for later." Gelgar defended as he sent a glower my way which I returned unimpressed.

Yeah, sure you were, and I'm the queen of the walls.

"Jackass," I muttered as I watched him covet his find like a dragon over a treasure horde.

"Bitch" Gelgar retorted without venom, and I felt the corners of my mouth twitch in amusement.

"Wanker" I emphasised with the hand movements and snorts of amusement echoed around the room.