A Practical Guide to Evil I by ErraticErrata
Author:ErraticErrata [ErraticErrata, ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Chapter 16: Game
âThose who live by the sword kill those who donât.â
â Dread Emperor Vile the First
I woke up to the sound of fighting.
Pushing away my covers I reached for my sword-belt, hastily buckling it on as I hopped from one foot to the next. Squinting to make out the source of the noise in the camp fireâs dying light, I caught a dozen silhouettes making it down the hill towards my line. Legionaries, I saw, but the insignia on their shield wasnât Rat Companyâs. A night attack on the very first night? Reckless, but if the sounds of battle coming from the other side of the hill were any indication the enemy captainâs boldness might just have paid off.
âON YOUR FEET, YOU LAZY BASTARDS!â I heard Hakramâs voice roar from further down, âWEâRE UNDER ATTACK!â
Grabbing my shield, I forced myself to focus and went to join my assembling soldiers. Iâd thought that the assault before dawn would give me the time I needed to ease into legionary tactics, but it looked like I was going to be dropped straight into the deeper waters again. The thought brought a reluctant smile to my face as I pushed my way past the awakening soldiers to my sergeant. Business as usual, then. When had I ever gotten to learn anything the easy way?
âSergeant Hakram,â I called out as soon as I glimpsed his face, âReport.â
âI have no idea whatâs going on,â the orc rumbled. âI got woken up when the soldiers on watch went missing.â
I eyed the enemy soldiers calmly walking in our direction with a grimace. Iâd miscalculated: that was a full line, not just a dozen. The shouts and ring of steel against steel coming from where Lieutenant Naukâs line had been camping next to mine meant that they were in just as much trouble as we were. Was Captain Juniper trying to wipe out the company on the very first night?
âThe standard, Sergeant,â I breathed out in understanding. âTheyâre going for the standard.â
Juniper didnât need to actually knock out every soldier in Rat Company, just bring back our standard to her victory zone. Hakram let out a colourful string of curses in Kharsum, which I chose to interpret as agreement.
âThird Line!â I called out, âDouble ranks, NOW!â
We couldnât afford to get bogged down in a melee with the enemy line, not if First Company was going straight for the win. Iâd have to get my soldiers on the other side of the hill and decide if this engagement could still be salvaged.
âLieutenant?â Hakram prompted. âWhat are your orders?â
My line had formed up like a well-oiled machine while I was thinking. The First Companyâs soldiers had stopped halfway down the hill and formed a wedge, patiently waiting for me to charge my line into their formation. Screw that. Iâm not hitting a force on high ground with most my soldiers half asleep.
âGo help Lieutenant Naukâs line, Sergeant,â I decided. âIâll go for the standard myself.â
The orc frowned.
âSir-â he started, but I cut him off.
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