An Oath is an Oath, Kingdom Come: Deliverance Quest

The men are prepared, the trebuchet built and Istvan refuses to surrender. Talmberg must be conquered by force!

We're left with no option but to start bombarding Talmberg. Sir Divish will surely tell me more.

I've been given the task of firing the first shot at Talmberg from the trebuchet. All I have to do is pull the lever.

Sir Divish decided we should get ready to bombard the castle. And I got to release the first shot from the newly-built trebuchet. All I had to do was pull the lever and... What a crack! From that moment I began believing we'd conquer Talmberg for sure.

I have to talk to Sir Robard, who will tell me what comes next.

After shooting the trebuchet, I talked to Captain Robard, who told me we'd be bombarding Talmberg for several days. Everyone was hoping it would persuade Istvan to surrender, but I didn't hold out much hope of that.

I'm supposed to come back after the bombardment is finished. That might take days.

Several days have passed. Captain Robard will surely know what's happening next.

Here we go - time to take Talmberg.

The soldiers scaling the west wall with ladders would surely welcome my help.

Attack, now or never! I charged with the band of men whose task was to scale the walls. It was brutal, but we got over the battlements and inside the castle. We'd succeeded in the first stage of the plan for conquest!

We haven't won the day yet, because Istvan has dragged Lady Stephanie up to the north-eastern tower. I must rescue her!

Done! By Christ, we won the day! Istvan had no choice but to accept a deal to save his own skin. But to my utter disgust and dismay, he made the most of his advantage. He released Lady Stephanie in exchange for Erik, but he refused to let my father go! He took him with him as a hostage in case anyone tried to stop him and promised to release him when he reached Skalitz. The slimy toad! Unfortunately, no one heeded my protests.

As I expected, after two days of bombardment with the trebuchet, Istvan still refused to surrender, so a plan was devised to attack the castle. Captain Robard outlined it to me. It would be conducted on two fronts: one party would try to break through the north gate and another would scale the walls on the western side. They would meet in the bailey and cut down the last of Istvan's men. It seemed to me like a well thought-out plan.

And now to Skalitz as quick as possible. Let's pray that bastard keeps his word!

He's here! Istvan kept his word and my father is alive.

Part of the attack will be aimed at the main gate on the north side. I could help with that.

Attack, now or never! I charged with the band of men whose task was to fight through the gate. It was brutal, but we got inside the castle. We'd succeeded in the first stage of the plan for conquest!