The world fell silent, and only the sound of the crashing waves hitting against the port entered Roch's ears. Looking at the ships that stopped a distance away, he could see his few men screaming orders as they prepared for what was to come. But he couldn't hear anything.
He could see something big on the ships moving, but had no clue. Only the crashing sea made sense in his mind. First, the world felt silent to him, and then time seemed to slow. From the ships in the distance, he saw something swing up, followed by a flaming boulder, hurling its way to Jaslo. Two more quickly followed after that.
Roch followed it with his eyes, watching the boulder fly over. He saw it disappear behind the houses before a deafening explosion erupted. Sound seemed to return to the world as he crouched down, clutching his ears.
"SHEILD WALL! ARCHERS! TAKE AIM!" The sound of his soldiers giving orders soon took over.
