[quote=@EricWald]
This was young Edwin's first assignment as one of Lord Octa's men-at-arms. He saw one of the raider standing in the middle of the road threatening the wagon's horses with a spear. With a mighty war cry of "Hail Octa!" Edwin charged the raider with his large shield in front of himself. He ran into the raider, knocking him off balance and pushing him off of the road. The road was now clear and the wagon bolted. 

On the side of the road, Edwin fell on top of the raider, knocking the wind out of both Edwin and the raider.
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Dane had been too focused on trying to keep the horse from running forward and hadn't even seen Edwin coming until the shield slammed into him.  The spearman cursed his own stupidity as his back smacked the snow covered ground and the carriage surged ahead.  

He abandoned the spear immediately, knowing it would be of little use to him now.  Instead, he grabbed a handful of snow and threw it toward Edwin's eyes while trying to roll the younger man off of him. 

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[i]Bad news.[/i] Rook steeled herself against what Thaliar might tell her.  But bad news seemed the norm these days.  "Has the base been compromised?" she speculated.  If so, they'd have to find a new base of operations.  But his tone suggested something else.