Chapter 164: The Siege.

The dawn was cold and gray. Chloe stood next to Liam atop the walls of their stronghold, where they watched the enemy mustering. Dark figures moved in waves, like shadows, forming a sea of menace. The enemy was getting ready to lay siege. Tension saturated the air. Chloe whipped around Liam, her eyes blazing with determination. "We can't let them take our home." Liam nodded. "We won't. We'll fight with everything we have." This was their stronghold, built up by the care of their friends and supporters. To all who had stood by them, it was an emblem of love and union that was not to be lost. They had passed bravely through every obstacle that could be in their way, but this siege would be proof of leadership and bravery that they had not encountered yet. The first assault came with the rise of the sun. Catapults in the enemy's war machines hurled rocks and flames into the walls. The ground shook when they hit. Chloe and Liam led the charge on their respective sides as they directed