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The battle of Miragliano Part 3

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 The dark walls of Miragliano were not beautiful. They were rough but tall and thick, the kind of walls mercenaries would build. Now the descendants of those mercenaries mounted the walls to face the same menace the their ancestors had faced many years ago. The Undead. Captain Leonard had taken up position on the right most wall along with Bly the wizard and a band of archers. The centre walls were covered by large groups of crossbowmen and hand gunners. The left most wall had a body of archers and an old and slightly unhinged fire wizard known as Shine. Behind the walls a noble knight called Sigurd and his bodyguard stood ready, as did a large group of elite city guard armed with greatswords and a small band of militia. Leonard stood alone, apart from the archers and Bly. Despite his heroic victory at the crossing of the Trino river, he had lead the men of the river watch to disaster at the battle of Baliana. Now he clenched the handle of his sword in anticipation of revenge, a...