The Anvil (88 page)

The
group
Tom
was
with
barely
had
any
marks
on
them
,
but
the
other
group
were
covered
in
paint
.
After
a
moment
Tom
explained
the
reason
for
this
drill
“
You
might
be
wondering
why
I
had
you
all
do
this
.
It
’
s
because
I
know
if
you
do
not
see
the
reason
behind
something
you
do
not
try
hard
to
do
it
.
I
do
that
too
.
So
now
which
method
do
you
think
is
better
?”
he
had
them
all
stand
down
and
relax
.
As
they
all
sat
in
the
grass
Tom
began
to
talk
. “
So
,
I
was
thinking
and
I
decided
we
should
have
a
name
.
Any
ideas
?”
he
asked
and
waited
for
answers
“
How
about
The
Wall
?”
one
man
said
,
then
more
ideas
started
coming
“
The
Dragons
” “
The
Anvil
” “
The
Spear
” “
The
Defenders
”
men
started
calling
,
then
one
said
“
Why
don
’
t
we
have
a
name
that
reflects
the
person
who
came
up
with
the
idea
and
leads
us
?
Pick
a
name
that
suits
you
Tom
.”
Tom
nodded
“
OK
,
I
like
the
Anvil
.
It
reflects
that
I
was
raised
a
blacksmith
and
that
we
are
like
an
anvil
,
unmoving
and
strong
.
All
in
favor
of
The
Anvil
raise
your
hand
.”
he
told
them
and
almost
all
the
men
raised
their
hand
. “
Ok
,
from
now
on
we
will
be
known
as
The
Anvil
.
Now
let
’
s
start
training
.”
Tom
started
by
dividing
the
men
into
three
rows
of
25,
with
him
in
the
front
row
.

He
showed
them
how
to
hold
their
shields
,
told
them
different
positions
and
maneuvers
and
taught
them
how
to
fight
from
behind
the
shield
wall
.
After
about
two
hours
he
let
them
have
a
lunch
break
,
then
they
met
again
and
training
resumed
.
After
a
few
more
hours
,
Tom
let
them
go
and
he
went
to
the
command
center
.
He
knocked
and
went
into
the
room
.

The
group
inside
was
discussing
defences
when
he
walked
in
.
King
Frederick
saw
him
and
smiled
“
What
is
it
that
you
need
,
Tom
?”
he
asked
and
Tom
answered
“
Well
,
I
was
thinking
the
shield
wall
would
be
better
with
a
special
shield
and
I
was
wondering
if
I
could
get
some
for
my
men
.
The
shields
would
be
taller
and
wider
,
so
they
could
protect
the
men
better
.”
Tom
waited
as
the
king
thought
for
a
moment
. “
That
sounds
alright
.
Alfred
have
the
smiths
make
seventy
five
shields
.
Tom
go
with
him
and
tell
the
smiths
your
new
design
.”
Tom
bowed
and
exited
with
Alfred
,
a
wiry
man
who
was
King
Frederick
’
s
personal
assistant
.

They
went
down
to
the
smiths
’
section
of
camp
and
told
them
the
new
design
and
number
of
shields
needed
.
Tom
then
flew
over
to
the
dining
area
and
found
his
friends
talking
and
eating
.
He
grabbed
some
food
and
sat
down
.
He
told
them
about
his
first
day
of
command
,
just
as
he
finished
Caleb
walked
up
with
some
food
.
He
sat
down
with
them
and
they
all
talked
.
Bryn
,
who
didn
’
t
know
Caleb
was
a
werewolf
,
started
talking
about
how
she
liked
the
moon
.
Caleb
sat
awkwardly
as
he
listened
to
her
say
she
liked
the
full
moon
the
best
.

Tom
stopped
her
as
he
saw
Caleb
sitting
awkwardly
, “
Ok
,
well
that
’
s
enough
about
the
moon
.
I
guess
some
people
don
’
t
like
the
full
moon
.”
he
said
,
and
Bryn
looked
at
him
confused
“
Why
would
someone
not
like
the
full
moon
?”
she
asked
,
but
this
time
Caleb
spoke
“
Well
,
some
people
have
had
some
bad
experiences
and
as
a
result
hate
the
full
moon
.”
and
that
just
confused
Bryn
more
.
She
drew
breath
to
ask
what
he
meant
,
but
he
cut
her
off
“
Did
Tom
ever
tell
you
I
was
kidnapped
by
werewolves
?”
he
asked
and
she
shook
her
head
“
Well
,
Tom
,
Josh
and
some
vampires
followed
the
werewolves
,
but
in
the
fight
trying
to
free
me
and
some
others
,
the
werewolf
leader
grabbed
me
and
bit
me
.
So
now
I
hate
full
moons
.
I
am
a
werewolf
.”
he
told
her
and
she
began
to
apologize
and
that
she
hadn
’
t
known
but
Caleb
put
his
hand
up
to
stop
her
. “
I
accept
I
am
a
werewolf
,
so
there
is
no
need
for
you
to
apologize
.”
he
said
and
Tom
quickly
changed
the
subject
.