My story

Chapter one

In the city of Nijmegen Anatolius captain of the small SPQR company walked along the outer north wall wondering when his patrol would end surely it would be soon, It was windy and he was getting cold, why do I always have to do the early morning watch he thought to himself, guessing that there were probably about four hours left until sunrise and having already stood there for about five hours he was a little tired. He heard footsteps on the stairs that lead to the top of the wall where he was standing finally Claudius was there to take his turn at the watch Anatolius turned around as Claudius reached the top of the stairs,
“You’re needed at the west wall” Claudius says
“Now?” Asked Anatolius
“Yes” Clodius answered
“Okay, are you taking watch here ?”
“Who else?”
“Alright” The young captain was only getting onto the stairs when the whistle of an arrow came from the direction of the woods and Claudius fell off the inner side of the wall down beside the bottom of the stairs Anatolius Leaped to the ground inside the fort pulled his horn of his belt and blew it for 4 counts then strung his bow and knocked an arrow into place. Crouching he moved toward Claudius and felt for a pulse As three more SPQR archers moved toward him, Claudius was dead.
Four more SPQR Archers ran past Anatolius and up onto the wall one of whom was Anatolius’ good friend Dioges, Dioges knocked an arrow as the three archers beside Anatolius lifted Claudius and left toward the center of the city two carrying Claudius and the other one covering fire (arrows were flying everywhere).Anatolius climbed the wall and spotted a frank who as hiding behind a tree he loosed his arrow and hit the frank in the side. The high officer Egnatius was suddenly at Anatolius’ side,
“Listen if I don’t make it through this battle than you become the high officer, I hope you are ready “
Anatolius nods as an arrow flew past his head
“Good” Egnatius said loosing an arrow and quickly knocking another. One of the archers beside Dioges fell forward off the wall,an arrow in his waist and landed outside the fort into the spiked moat screaming, but he stopped as suddenly as he started, Anatolius knew this was one of Egnatius’ nephews. Anatolius knocked an Arrow just as another one flew toward him for the second time, he ducked and spotting the culprit,loosed his arrow hitting the frank in the throat, the frank fell down knocking another soldier into view, Dioges hit him with an arrow in the forehead. Egnatius loosed an arrow severing a franks arm as two more of the SPQR archers fell. Than the Ram came, “They are going to try and breach the gate!” shouted Egnatius “Get the Lancearii to the gate” (Spear armed mail clad field Infantry), as the inner portcullis opened and fifteen Lancearii came out Anatolius ran toward one of the archer towers, climbed the ladder and moved toward the arrow slits and knocked another arrow “Hit the infantry holding the ram!” Anatolius heard Egnatius yelling orders below. Suddenly the whole area became very light, the torches had finally been lit.