Interlude
In the end five people out of six were killed in the ensuing massacres and skirmishes. those who didn't swear allegiance to the new regime were blasted in the temple at close range before another thought could follow their defiance.
A Soldier's Memory
What seemed a small skirmish from akani mesa was nothing of the sort on the battle front. wolves had been using mortar strikes and machine gun fire to co-ordinate a killing zone a few hundred yards from the beaches.
A Dragon Slayer's Heart: Chapter 7 - Encounter -
As he looked on further, he saw the reason to the skirmish, a large white dragon had been imprisoned in a large cage of what looked to be black steel, the hardest their was. "that poor soul...."
Spiral Nebula - Chapter 4
No doubt the patrons of the inn were skirmishing over food, claimed territories or claimed mating rights. when oasis was nothing but a crescent hiding behind another moon, a patterned knock rang off the room door.
Wasteland Survivor – And Back Again - ch8
"ok, fox, i want you on point, we still don't know exactly what it is down there, so when you first see them, give us a warning, we will back you up till you can close with them, then we will work around your skirmish and try and finish off anything
The Book of Warlock 17. The rat who would be King.
skirmishes were dotted around the walls, and the civilian alleyways, but their own men had cover of them, and they traversed safe to the inner walls and the royal domain within.
34: Struggles of Faith
After the last serious skirmish had ended in a partial defeat for them, they had settled a few bases on the planet's moon, using it as a logistic and supply hub for the new ships reaching theirs to assist and provide fresh blood to burn in battles.
The Truth Behind Zanuka
He has engaged in a skirmish between him and his "pet," zanuka. the truth behind zanuka "play nice, tenno," taunted alad v, "zanuka is one of you." excalibur froze upon hearing this. what had he just said?
Chapter 1 of my book "A Wolf Asunder"
They could then justify the attack as a skirmish gone wrong if the leader dies from his injuries, hopefully avoiding a war in the process. "and if the leader dies, are you willing to live with that jerec?"
The Legend of Spyro: Path of Delusions Book III Chapter 17
It took a while but eventually dark spyro's attentions was fully drawn towards the skirmish below.
LiM Ch13 (FINAL!): Fission and Fusion.
The two were the only furs in the rgma's cafeteria, as everyone else was either at classes, in their dorms, or still recovering from the skirmish.
Orelai- Walking the Yard
It's also far more likely that they'd see little border skirmishes before an all-out attack as triessa is testing his defenses. but that doesn't necessarily make him feel any better.