The Last Paladin Episode 6: The Prodigal Daughter
Act 1 Esther Rey swung her no-dachi in a sweeping arc. Her attack drove the enemy knights back behind their shields. Esther looked about her. Her bodyguards stood beside her. The house staff huddled behind Esther and the bodyguards. “Surrender yourself princess, and we will spare your people.” An obsidian knight at the front addressed Esther. Esther noted the captain’s red plume on his helmet. She shook her head. “I make no concessions to the shadow. You can have my corpse if you fight hard enough. I will give you nothing else.” Esther looked left and right, and then addressed her bodyguards. “To the death. Give them nothing to take home to their Darklord.” Her bodyguards nodded, and they held firm. The obsidian knights outnumbered them five to one. And none of Esther’s guards were holy knights. Instead, she stood beside simple warriors. Well trained, yes, but her guards could not summon the magic that the Obsidian Knights could wield. Esther cursed inwardly, but said ...