Snippet #371315

"You have my word that your father will not be harmed." Elegost smiled, happy that they had come to an agreement. Just then, the horse that had rode Isabella into battle appeared out of the darkness. The prince pulled Ebony away from Pluto, annoyed by the witless steed. "Never mind them," Elegost said climbing onto his horse, "I have a promise to keep. i will allow you to ride your horse but if it even looks as if you are attempting to escape, I will plunge all of my knights into your father's ranks. Stay close to me."

Once the princess had finally mounted her crazy horse, Elegost pushed Ebony into a fierce gallop back towards the battle. Tonstria continued to gain the advantage in the fight, but Zadonia still had more than enough warriors to keep fighting. Elegost wasn't sure if his men would even agree to pull back. Not after almost tasting victory. He found Faros still in the back with the archers, firing several arrows with a bow of his own.

"Sound the retreat, Faros."

"Excuse me? My prince you cannot be serious! We have almost taken the field!"

"Contiuing this battle will cause us to have unbelievable losses. I'm not going to let my men die when I can provide them an alternative." Elegost barked back, nodding towards his princess prisoner. At first Faros did not understand, staring at the beautiful girl in armor. Then he understood.

"Princess?"

"Yes. Sound the retreat. Pull them back. We will speak further on this when we get back to Tonstria."

"Vorus will not be pleased." Faros said in a worried tone, spotting the fearless warrior cutting down several enemies that surrounded him.

"I'm not here to please him. Pull them back and make for Tonstria." the prince then turned to the girl and tilted his head, "Satisfied?"

Tonstria horns washed over the sounds of battle, reaching the ears of every warrior, friendly and hostile. "RETREAT!" Faros's voice exploded through the darkness as he gave the command. It took some time, but the knights obeyed the order and pulled back, trotting in the direction of prince Elegost.