Eric Rücker Eddison

“ Now was all this performed accordingly, and Krothering keep rendered to the Lord Corinius. Astar and Ravnor and their men would have abided as prisoners for Mevrian's sake, but Corinius would not suffer it, vowing with bloody imprecations that he would let slay out of hand any man of them he should take after an hour's space within three miles of Krothering. ”

“ A score of them against every one of us: the glory of our defence shall be for ever. But now 'tis for me mainly he still beareth against Krothering so great and peisant strokes as thick as rain falleth from the sky. ”

“ Which she stoutly refusing, Corinius let straight assault the castle, but won it not. And in the next three days following he thrice assaulted Krothering, and, failing with some loss of men to win an entry, closely invested it.
And now summoned he those other lords of Witchland to talk with him. "How say ye? Or what rede shall we take? They be few only within to man the walls; and great shame it is to us and to all Witchland if we get not this hold taken, so many as we be here gone up against it, and so great captains."
Laxus said, "Thou art king in Demonland. Thine it is to ⁠p. ”