Prologue
It was a quiet morning in the camp of Temüjin. The horses whickered gently, while the watchmen dozed quietly around the edge of the camp.
Suddenly, one of the more alert watchmen saw something and called a warning. Within seconds, warriors were scrambling for weapons and horses, armour forgotten in the rush. The Merkit raiders hit the barricades at the edge of the camp, but many jumped straight over them. Temüjin's men had no time to get into formation, but they fought well nevertheless. One warrior, rushing for his horse had his eye taken out before the enemy even reached the barricades. The Merkits seemed to have the upper hand in the first few minutes, but they were outnumbered, and soon surrounded as more warriors burst out of the gers to fight. Temüjin had his head knocked by one of the Merkits as he defended Börte. The last thing he saw before unconsciousness claimed him was Börte being heaved over the saddle of a Merkit warrior. The fight went on, and slowly the Merkits were pushed back, soon turning to flee. The warrior who has seized Börte, however, never made it out of the camp. He was shot through the throat by Temüjin's brother, Khasar, as he tried to flee. Börte fell to the ground, unconscious, and with wounds to her arms where she had tried to resist.
This is just the prologue to a TL I was thinking of writing. Is it worth carrying on?
Thumbs up to anyone who can identify the PoD and possible repercussion.
It was a quiet morning in the camp of Temüjin. The horses whickered gently, while the watchmen dozed quietly around the edge of the camp.
Suddenly, one of the more alert watchmen saw something and called a warning. Within seconds, warriors were scrambling for weapons and horses, armour forgotten in the rush. The Merkit raiders hit the barricades at the edge of the camp, but many jumped straight over them. Temüjin's men had no time to get into formation, but they fought well nevertheless. One warrior, rushing for his horse had his eye taken out before the enemy even reached the barricades. The Merkits seemed to have the upper hand in the first few minutes, but they were outnumbered, and soon surrounded as more warriors burst out of the gers to fight. Temüjin had his head knocked by one of the Merkits as he defended Börte. The last thing he saw before unconsciousness claimed him was Börte being heaved over the saddle of a Merkit warrior. The fight went on, and slowly the Merkits were pushed back, soon turning to flee. The warrior who has seized Börte, however, never made it out of the camp. He was shot through the throat by Temüjin's brother, Khasar, as he tried to flee. Börte fell to the ground, unconscious, and with wounds to her arms where she had tried to resist.
This is just the prologue to a TL I was thinking of writing. Is it worth carrying on?
Thumbs up to anyone who can identify the PoD and possible repercussion.