Hogald saw that it was a hopeless combat to fight against these heavily armoured knights with only their long daggers to fight with. The only thing that had kept the knights from destroying his unit was the fact that they were trapped and unable to turn around to face the huntsmen.
"Men, we will fall back towards the tower again, may Ulric protect you even when fleeing from battle!"
Then suddenly, he saw a disruption in the back ranks of the knights and he saw golden sword being wielded by the famous pistolier leader, Konrad von Richtmark. At first he could not believe his eyes, a young noble wielding a runefang? But after his initial disbelief, he saw that the youth was killing Dark Elf knights left and right and he felt hope rising in his chest.
"By Ulric, fight for the runefang, for Middenheim and for the Empire!"
As one, the huntsmen echoed his cry and attacked the knights with renewed vigor...
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The last goblin has fallen off the ramparts and the remains of the unit were retreating into the great forests of the empire, never to be seen again. When he looked around, he saw that a ferocious combat had erupted at the entrance of the north-west tower with dismounted cold one knights, huntsmen, handgunners and the young nobles from the pistolier squad. Then suddenly he saw a dark figure moving in the shadow of the western wall towards the young noble leading the pistoliers.
"Assassin!"
Instinctively reacting to save the live of the beloved youth, Kirchen jumped off the wall, on top of the cloaked elf. They both fell to the ground, the dark elf caught off guard by Kirchen's heroic jump (something unheard of in Dark Elf society). As they both arose, the elf drew both his daggers, both coated with a dark green liquid.
"I am Phanith, assassin of Khaine. You will die now."
Kirchen held his halberd before him in a defensive position, knowing he was outmatched, but determined to make the elf pay a high price to kill him.
"I am Kirchen Arnolfson, sergeant of the forty-fourth halberdier detachment on Middenheim. I will die only by the wish of Ulric, you demon!"