In the next charge, take the Dukes head

Stroud waited until his group of knights and fellow riders had withdraw, regroup and ready to charge again. Due to the fact that half of the cavalrymen are mercenaries, this made it difficult to make an effective and organize charge.

However, the dukes army was consist of mostly conscripted men from surrounding village. it was strange that the Duke had to rely on conscript but stroud push the thought at the back of his head, all that matters is he get the head of the duke and claim his reward.

The charge were causing havoc to thee men left standing both in numbers and moral, the formation of your cavalry unit that you were part of clashed with the spearmen of Duke Hildebrandus, the cavalrymen started to hack, slash and stab the infantrymen with their swords and spear.

Stroud saw an opening, Stroud will not let the chance of a lifetime pass him by, breaking away from the other cavalrymen he went straight towards Duke Hildebrandus in a sudden burst of speed and fury.

Stroud spurred his horsed using every momentum he could master, passing through the hordes of infantrymen, other riders saw Stroud break off and charging towards the fat man, but they didn't turn to follow him and choose to concentrate on causing mayhem and trying to get much achievement for themselves, the knights are a different case. The knight commander notice the man Stroud was aiming and recognize the Duke Hildebrandus.

The knight commander shouted to his men and went charging following Stroud, leaving the mercenary riders unattended this brought chaos to the battlefield with knights charging the duke and riders reeking havocs.

Duke Hildebrandus soldiers were confused by the sudden event, having to fend of the mercenary riders and chasing the charging knights has made them disorganize and made it easy to break their formation.

With all the confusion it made it easier for Stroud to head straight for the Duke followed by the band of knights on his tail. With the support of the knights Stroud was able to pass through the final layers of spearmen guarding th Duke, and only his personal guard stood in the way.

Stroud together with the knights clashed with the Dukes personal guard, the guard viewed the knights as the clearer threat and focused their attention in battling them, During this time Stroud slip through the crack of the guard defense reaching the Duke.

Duke Hildebrandus tried to defend himself took out his sword and swung towards Stroud, but the fat on his belly made his movement slow and sluggish, and with a mighty roar Stroud swung his sword down the Dukes head.

Noticing what had happened the guards tried to avenge their Duke, but changing their focus they became prey from the knights and was cut down.

News of the Dukes **** spread like wildfire through the battlefield, with the Lords **** and a demoralize army it was much easier for Bugalla to rout the enemy army and winning the battle.

Stroud was then awarded the noble title Marshders, some nobles objected to giving a mercenary a title but the Prince dismisses them, he has given Stroud border town of Fairmaw in the far corner of Yirene Dukedom to govern and to serve as it protector against the The Kingdom of Pazzazia.