The Razing of Fort Valence
At dawn, upwards of forty soldiers accompanying three wagons and carrying the banners of the House of Sterlant arrived at the gates of the Fort Valence, occupied by a minimal garrison of the forces of Lord Pyro. The fierce assault by the Sterlant bannermen commenced soon after, and despite a persevering resistance by the Zamorakian garrison, the small host broke the doors open in splinters with the assistance of a hand-held ram. The Sterlant vanguard pours into the courtyard and are confronted by one of the enemy's automated, armored drones. The collosus slew a number of the vanguard, yet the battered golem could not withstand the forces pouring in for long. With defeat imminent, the drone erupts suddenly in one, final explosion, killing several more of the Duke's soldiers.
When the dust settled and victory was claimed by the Sterlant force, the captain in charge orders the rest of the company to carry out the Duke's commands. In the first hour since their capture of Fort Valence, a small group was sent inside to ensure the installations were cleared of the enemy, as well as any innocents that might have been held inside, while preparations were made to raze the fort. Then, when it was determined that the fort was empty of valuable goods and inhabitants, the company started to set fires inside of the fort in an organized manner, to ensure that the burn would soon engulf the fortification and render it unusable. Once the company was satisfied that the Duke's wishes were met, and the fate of Fort Valence was settled, the company began their evacuation of the area, and headed back towards Silverhill to link up with their liege's host.
At Silverhill, with the aid of his steward and the nobles, the Duke of Lassaria's host was bolstered with hundreds more, nearly double what it was before, at around 1,200 and was joined by a regiment of White Knights on horseback.
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