Lord Gaven rode his warhorse, overseeing the battle as his warriors climbed the ladders towards the city walls, each wave holding up their shields against the barrage.
However, most men barely approached the battlements before being speared off by the defenders above or struck by rocks and sent plummeting from the sky with ghastly screams.
Even if one or two brave souls managed to reach the top, they could seldom withstand for long before being driven back down again.
Moreover, within a brief period, numerous vassals came to him, lamenting the heavy casualties among their troops, claiming they needed to withdraw and regroup before continuing the fight.
Their requests were, unsurprisingly, rejected by Lord Gaven, but he also noticed that the casualties among his forces were indeed getting severe.
