Part six..The Battle for Duranbro
Chapter four...Each to his own.
Part one

The time had come and Argarth and Bryntich had met on the top of the mountain where thay had held all their meetings so far.
“ You are ready for what we must do” Argarth asked him
“I am ready Argarth”
“ You must be a hundred per cent sure that you are doing the right thing Bryn,she will feed on any uncertainty you have and turn your mind”
“ I am not uncertain about what we have to do only about the outcome” Bryntich sighed and looked out from the mountain top over the land.
“ We cannot think of failure Bryn,for failure would be the end of all we know and all we are “ Argarth answered him softly.
“ I shall not think of it then, I shall instead believe that we shall win and that even if in doing so we perish,so be it. I do have one question though Argarth “
“ Then ask it quickly young one for time is pressing”
“ Why was finding Paidrech so important? I have seen nothing more special about him than his leadership,and apart from the fact that it is possibe that Keelagh is smitten with him and he her I see nothing that makes him the Warrior Moreso than Zargrith”
“ Paidrech is the Warrior Bryn,but in what way I cannot say just that it was written and it will be. She has gone to great lengths to stop Keelagh from finding him. We shall know soon enough his role in what is to come”
“ Then I am ready Argarth shall we begin”
“ Yes tis time come,maybe we still have surprise on our side”
The Two Dragons took off from the top of the mountain and wheeled back towards Duranbro and the task they had to perform.

As they reached the top of the last hill before Duranbro they could see the battle below them on the plains, Keelagh could see no sign of the Dark Wizard. Bailin assured her he was there,out of the way directing his troops. She turned to Paidrech he had been quiet most of the journey and now he looked not towards Duranbro but to the mountain that was to the right of the city. She looked where he looked but could see nothing. As they degan the descent that would take them to the heart of the battle Wraith stopped.She called to him but he took no notice instead he began to move away back towards the top of the hill but further to the left,beyond stood a small forest and she looked at this and then back at Wraith. She wouldn`t blame him if he went now with all he had been through. But that was not Wraiths intention. He stood at the top of the hill and looked down towards the battle. Keelagh turned back to look and what she saw chilled her to the bone. A huge pack of black Wolves were running across the plains towards the Duranbro soldiers. They looked fierce and she knew they would bring down the horses and attack the men on the ground. With the soldiers already pressed it seemed with the ones they were fighting the Wolves would be maybe one thing too many for them to fight and would surely turn the battle in the favour of the Dark One. Suddenly an ear splitting howl went up,long and undulating and carried out across the plains with such clarity that all down there man and beast alike turned towards the sound. The black wolves stopped and turned towards the hill.Keelaghs heart almost stopped beating as the thought flashed across her mind that surely Wraith was not the traitor,surely he that had laid down his life for her could not now be the cause of taking it,for she knew if that pack attacked them they would be sore pressed to fight them off and would certainly not be able to join the battle. The Wolves turned back,the call from the dark one bringing them back to do what they were sent to do. Wraith let out another long howl,that sent shivers down her spine. The Wolves this time turned and headed towards the hill. Stopping and milling about and then starting again. Confused as to which call to answer Wraiths or the Dark ones. Suddenly Wraith shot down the hill howling again.The Wolves didn`t hesitate any longer,they ran towards him and as he passed through the middle of them they turned and followed him. He headed not towards the battle but out across the plain towards where the Dark one must surely be.As he did another wave of soldiers were heading towrds the battle and Duranbro were surely outnumbered. It was towards these that the pack headed. And it was towards these that the men that were with Paidrech now set off at a gallop to intercept.Paidrech grabbed the riens of the her horse and stopped her. “ We cannot join the battle Keelagh” he said She looked at him dumbfounded,” let go of Spirit Paidrech” she shot at him not believing that he could be the one of whom she had been warned “ “ Listen to him Keelagh” came a voice at the side of her,she turned and there was magryth. “ The battle is now thiers and the Dark Wizard is Bailin and Wraiths “ he said nodding his head towards the plains “ You and Paidrech have something more important to do I shall guide you there and then I must join your friends that fight”
Keelagh didn`t argue with the Unicorn,knowing that whatever he had in mind must be important to prevent her from joining the battle. She watched the others gallop across the plain. And she watched as Wraith led the black Wolves in a flanked attack against the newly emerging enemy troops. The Wolves had split into three groups,one to the left ,one to the right,and one that headed straight for the charging horses. She turned away not wanting to see Wraith get hurt. Paidrech had released the reins of the horse and had turned and was following Magryth,she turned and followed too. Down the hill and across the plain towards Duranbro but some distance from the city towards the mountain that Paidrech had been looking at beyond the walls. When they reached the mountain she saw that it was in actual fact too steep to climb from this side and was covered from half way up with shale of the kind usually found on higher mountains. Magryth stopped where the vines and brushes seemed thickest towards the bottom of the hill. And as he touched the vines hanging down they parted revealing an entrance into a large cave.
“ This is your battle Keelagh “ he said moving aside for her to stand near the entrance,she looked at him puzzled at first. Then she understood “ The Dragon eggs “ She murmoured almost too quietly to be heard. “ You have to protect them,and prevent them from being harmed. That is what you and Paidrech are here to do”
The Unicorn looked to Paidrech “ But I have the feeling Paidrech has something else in mind too” Paidrech smiled “ It may not be needed Magryth who knows we shall see” he said mysteriously. Keelagh turned and looked inside the cavern “ Is there room for the horses or do we leave them here?” she asked. “ There will be room,but about half way down there is a turn off leave them there so they may stay safe” Magryth answered her “ And now Keelagh I fear I am needed on the battlefield “
“ I hope that we will see each other again Magryth “ she said to the Unicorn putting her arms round his long neck and laying her cheek against his. “ We will Keelagh this world or the next,we will” she released him and he turned and galloped away towards the sound of the nearby battle. She watched him go and couldn`t help wondering how many would be left at the end of this. “Tis time Keelagh” Paidrech said softly beside her. She turned and followed him through the opening into the Cavern and whatever awaited them there.