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	Sally was shaken out of her trance by Matti. While she was vaguely familiar with the Lalli family, it wasn’t like she personally knew every member. Though it seemed like he knew who she was. Had Kaapo perhaps told him about her? Suddenly, a different type of fear crept into her chest. If this siege failed, then everyone who gave their lives would have done so for nothing. Moreover, the survivors would be in the same predicament that they were in before all this started, if not worse. Now wasn’t the time to be having doubts. When Viivi crossed over, so did she. 

	The hole diggers, Magnus and Richard, would encounter their first issue a bit earlier than expected however. While they were able to soften the stone foundation into digable dirt, the bigger issue was the altitude of Fort Silver Myth. The salt water moat led right out to see and, naturally, was level with the ocean. Since they were on the other side of the moat, they would need to find a way to dig under it without the whole thing caving in. Could they even complete such a project in a timely fashion? 

	Meanwhile, the Lallis and Sally made their way inside. There were a few guards scrambling around, but Matti wasn’t going to get distracted. He locked his rifle on the first chain and fired, causing it to snap. The drawbridge leaned a little bit, but it was still held up on its far corner. He aimed at the last chain, and so too did the stair guard aim at Matti. It was the same one who smiled as Kaapo was dragged under.

	Sally wasn’t sure what to do. She had no weapons, but maybe she could take a shot for the others who actually brought a gun. She stood up and extended her arms, but she was shoved out of the way. Viivi had her rifle tucked under her arm and fired at him. Unlike Kappo’s pistol round, this was enough to go all the way through the guard’s armor. As he fell,  he managed to spray a few rounds at Viivi as well. She took a few of them, but none of them hit uncle Matti. 

	[color=FFFFFF]“Not you too!”[/color] Sally rushed up to Viivi, but there was nothing she could do. But it was fine. She had made her choice already. Perhaps when the goddesses invited her into the heavens, she and Richard could be together for all eternity. But there wasn’t much time to grieve. More guards would be here shortly. 

	Just not before Matti made his second shot. 

	The drawbridge fell with a clatter. A single machine gun nest was hardly enough to keep reinforcements at bay, and soon they began spilling inside. So what if their enemies had automatic weapons? They overwhelmed them with numbers. But to really let everyone in, they would need to clear the battlements. Sally picked up Viivi’s rifle, and with Matti, they entered the right side of the battlements. The only side that still had a functioning turret. 

	With extra rebels entering the keep, the archers were starting to scramble. While few things were as demoralizing as a cloud of arrows, they were not useful they were not useful when the fight was brought to you. Something Chase was painfully aware of. 

	[color=FFFFFF]“Wie!”[/color] Chase pointed at the approaching rebels, but not nearly enough of them died under his divine might. The machine gun next turned its attention onto the battlements themselves and started to fire. There weren’t that many archers left, but so long as it had ammo, Chase would be able to stay alive! [color=FFFFFF]“Keep shooting at these motherless hamsters!”[/color]

	There wasn’t much to hide behind. Sally could see the rebels in front of her dropping like flies. She’d be among them shortly if she didn’t take cover, but she chose to aim Viivi’s rifle at the turret nest. She didn’t have long to aim, but the world seemed to slow down. There were five heads in front of her, then two, then she felt a pain in her abdomen. That was when she fired. Sally stumbled backwards. Against the battlement’s outer wall. She coughed, and blood flew out of her mouth. Welp, this was the end. It seemed like her hearing was starting to go too, as she couldn’t hear the turret fire anymore. 

	But that was just because it wasn’t firing anymore. 

	Chase stepped out from behind the turret. He peered inside, only to see that the turretier had been shot dead. When he looked ahead, the only one up on the battlements with him was Matti, who had his rifle ready. 

	 [color=FFFFFF]“Ah…”[/color] Chase smiled and slipped a hand into his pocket. [color=FFFFFF]“You wouldn’t shoot an unarmed man, would you? I’m a pacifist! I haven’t killed a single man since I entered the queen’s employ! Hehe!”[/color] He moved a little closer to the turret, but was still in no position to get inside. [color=FFFFFF]“Go ahead! Finish your little um, rebelion! I’ll just stay up here and continue not hurting anyone. Oh! And once you elect a new leader, I’ll be sure to kiss their ring!”[/color] 

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