The war started with the appearance of a formidable siege weapon.0

“That is…!”0

It was a counterweight trebuchet, a type of catapult that used leverage to launch projectiles. The dark elves grew agitated at the appearance of a siege weapon they had never seen before. Even the chieftain who would have normally charged and knocked over the city gate was observing the city walls with his arms crossed.0

“Do we have a backup plan?”0

“At least cast a shield!”0

“That’s a waste of magic!”0

“We can’t just take hits!”0

There was a conflict of opinions among the dark elves about how to protect the city walls against the trebuchet. Several orc soldiers were getting ready to launch the weapon as they struggled to place a huge rock on top of the trebuchet. Once the hook holding down the arm was removed, the weight on the other end would drop and cause the arm to pivot and propel the rock forward.0

Crockta saw dozens of trebuchets spread out across the plains. With their arms drawn down, they were all loaded and ready to shoot at the city walls.0

Crockta looked around at the defensive forces. He didn’t see any siege weaponry that could be pitted against it. Moreover, the orcs were too far to reach with arrows. If this continued, the rocks would relentlessly pound the city walls.0

“The orcs are quite smart,” muttered...2