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the stuff like map reading , history and tracking .” Two days later the meeting ended and each Guardian went their separate ways .

Chapter 5
    Tom and Alex went Alex ' s fief , Ironwood , and had to deal with a group of bandits so large they sometimes attacked small towns and villages . Alex flew with Tom on his back for two days to about where the bandits were . Alex landed and Tom jumped down as Alex said “ I am going to scout out the bandits ' camp . You set up the tents and get dinner ready . No fires , though .” Alex walked into the trees and Tom spent the next hour and a half setting up the tents , getting dinner ready and sitting around .
    Alex finally came back and ate . Alex then explained the battle plan . They would attack just after the bandits had lunch . Tom would stay in the trees shooting with his crossbow until he ran out of bolts then he would join Alex . Then Alex added “ That is if they are dumb and don ' t surrender .” they laughed and Alex set some spells to protect their camp and they went to sleep . The next day they cleaned their gear , sharpened their weapons and made sure everything was ready .
    When the time came they walked over and Alex , leaving Tom at the tree line , went to the edge of the clearing and said loudly “ Bandits I give you two choices ! Either surrender and go to prison or try to fight me !”. All the bandits laughed then one of them shouted “ You and what army ?” Alex said “ I don ' t need one I am a Guardian Dragon ! Give me your answer !” the same voice said “ I think we ' ll fight even if you are a Guardian Dragon ” Alex shrugged and hefted his sword then ran at the bandits .
    Even before he got there some of the bandits fell with bolts sticking out of them . Alex then hit the bandits and swung his sword , fire consuming everything it touched . Tom was still shooting in the trees when he saw some bandits swinging around to attack Alex from behind . Tom shot his remaining bolts at them to get their attention then grabbed his axe and shield and ran at them .
    Tom noticed as he ran a stream by the bandits and turned it on them the water washed over them and swirled around the bandits , slowing them and drowning three of them . Tom released his grip on the water as he got to the bandits . He swung his axe at the closest one and hit the bandit ' s shield . He shoved the man with his shield . Tom turned just in time to block a bandit ' s mace and swing his axe into the new man ' s neck .
    The man fell and Tom blocked a sword strike and slammed his axe into a man ' s helmet , the axe sheared threw the metal and got his head . The bandit fell on him as another bandit swung a sword , but the dead man blocked the sword . Tom took the axe and swung it hard into a man ' s side . The man blocked the strike with his shield but Tom jammed his shield into the man ' s neck . Of the ten or so that had been in the group only four survived and they shot at him now that they had a clear shot . Tom blocked three of the bolts with a pillar of earth and blocked the last one with his shield .
    He ran at the archers as they reloaded their crossbows . He ducked behind a tree as they shot and heard four thumping sounds as the bolts hit the tree he started running again and the archers realized they didn ' t have time to reload so they grabbed their knives and daggers and started running at him . When they hit Tom rammed one with his shield and chopped at another . The man he rammed went flying and the man he chopped at fell dead . Tom turned on the other two and hit one in head with his shield . The man staggered and Tom got him in the neck then the man that he had rammed with his shield got up and ran at him .
    Tom dropped his axe and grabbed the running man swinging him around him to block the other bandit ' s knife . As the last bandit pulled his knife free , Tom made balls of dirt and rock float in the air and launched them at him . They each hit him in the head and smashed his