Uleg Melinar, the old man to whom Lanfer had appointed Amelia to escort to the city of Tarsis in the far south, seemed to be more trouble than initially suspected.
Amelia had led the caravan from Solanthus, all the way to New Ports city, where the old man had lingered for more days than Amelia could afford to waste. A merchant will always be a merchant, and he had to trade, sell and purchase everything he could while having a Knight and 3 squires to protect his investments. And all of this Free of charge.
Time was not idle for the knight and her appointed squires. She trained with them when they could. Everything from 'How to bash properly in combat' to 'You do not stare at Elven pointy ears if you had never seen one before'
On the 5th day on New Ports. Amelia went to Uleg to urge him One more Time, to stop wasting their time and move onward's towards the city of Tarsis. After negotiating a few things, they finally came to an arrangement and they were able to start preparations to leave the city. The merchant pushed for them to stay over night, but Amelia convinced him to leave the city and spend the night in the next village (a small town with very little opportunity for Uleg to linger at)
After that, the trip seemed to be advancing well. The convoy spent the night in a small village in between and carried on towards Tarsis.
They were a few hours away still when one of the squires, who was scouting ahead, rode back in haste and shouted to Amelia:
"Thieves heading this way Lady! 7 riders coming from the northwest. What are your orders?" he said hastily.
Amelia stopped her horse, looked around said "Armand and Gelek will protect the flanks of the caravans, Ask Uleg to park the caravans as close as they can and tie them to one another, so the thieves cant take control of them and take them" Taking a pause to asses the situation, she continued "You and me are going to meet them, remember your training and you should be fine"
"But lady... they are 7, we are 4" the scout said with a taint of worry in his voice.
"Wrong. We are more" Amelia replied. "Do you think Uleg's men are defenseless?"
The young squire turned towards the caravan and saw how the merchant's men were armed with crossbows, one of them with a sword. "You are soon to be a Knight, remember that. You are well trained in combat and we can take this with ease" Amelia finished.
The combat would soon begin...
... to be continued in Break my heart Tarsis - Part 2
