CYOA - Seasons of Sorrow

It took me a while to figure out what you meant...  So, now we're split between:

D Send June, Paen, Sherry, Zepher, Bud, Wendy, and whoever else after the throne room
and
E Send 5 generals, 10 warriors, and 5 sages to attack the catapults, then June, Paen, Sherry, Zepher, Bud, Wendy, and whoever else after the throne room

Yeah, sorry Neo, but Sid changed his vote.  So it's now a 3-day tie.  And since I've become impatient, I called in "Anna" again.  D wins.  Since the exact list of who to bring wasn't specified, I'm going with all the named characters, failing any objections within... about 12 hours.

You decide that the enemy has the advantage, and the easiest way you can think to level the field is to take out their catapults.  Once those are down, you can make a move on the enemy's line without worrying about being worn down so badly.  You signal for your pegasus knights and Adam.  "Take 20 men, drop them on the far side of the wall.  Give the archers a wide berth.  Once the catapults are down, we can figure out the next step.

Adam nods, then points to several of his men.  5 generals, 10 warriors, and 5 sages step foward, and he gestures to the pegasus knights.  "Go smash those little toys they've got," he says plainly.  The men respond with a battle cry.  It takes a moment for the pegasus knights to help them mount up, then they take off one after the other.  You notice one of the sages wrapped around his knight, a horrified expression on his face - she tries to mask her amusement.  One of the warriors tries to stand while waving his axe in the air, only to slip and almost fall off.

The enemy responds to your knights' approach by readying their bows.  Your knights change course, choosing to fly over the walls well to either side of the enemy's formation.  The enemy doesn't respond, and the first of your knights passes over the wall, low, ready to drop off her burden as quickly as possible.  The first knight passes without a problem.  As the second knight, following close behind, clears the wall three arrows shoot straight up.  Archers, hidden out of your sight.

The pegasus drops toward the ground.  The knight tries to control the fall while the general mounted with her attempts to jump off.  The pair disappear behind the wall before you can see what happens.  The rest of your knights spread out instead of following in a line, and the arrows have a harder time picking them off.  Still, one pegasus knight is struck from her mount, leaving a confused warrior to try to regain control, while another two knights lose their riders.  The first few knights to pass circle around, but you can't see what happens.  As the knights rise back into view, their riders are gone.  A few seconds later, the arrows stop.

The remaining knights continue towards their two targets.  Sages attack with fire from the air, not even bothering to land.  A token defensive force of sages and soldiers around the catapults themselves counter with wind magic, extinguishing the flames and targeting your knights.  A few warriors join the fray, running from wherever they're dropped off, hacking at catapult and soldier alike.

The enemy's main formation finally responds as their rear line breaks.  30 of their troops split off, heading back to join the fight.  The generals you dropped form a defensive line, ready to make a last stand.  Most of your pegasus knights were badly wounded or killed, and they lack the numbers to pull your ground troops to safety, even as the catapults collapse.

You don't get a chance to decide what to do.  Adam slams the butt of his battleaxe against the ground, and all the troops around you tear their eyes from the battle in the distance.  He doesn't give a command, just hoists his axe over his shoulder as he starts forward.  His troops begin to move in response, a massive throng beginning to charge towards the enemy formation.  "We're going right through!" you hear Adam yell as he breaks into a full run.

"I like this guy," Paen comments as he starts to join the charge.  With a frustrated sigh, you swing up onto Marth.

Most of the enemy archers' shots overshoot, as they underestimate how fast your units charge.  As the first of your troops reach the enemy formation, their generals raise their shields.  Rather than slowing to attack, your units just keep running, slamming into the generals.  Many of them hold, but a few are knocked back, some falling onto archers.  True to his word, Adam leads his troops through the enemy formation before turning to attack the archers.  The generals are forced to choose between protecting the weaker units or dealing with your army's slower troops.  With the mass of bodies, you can't maneuver your mount, and you settle for sitting in the back loosing arrows at the enemy.

Though the enemy formation is surrounded, they don't collapse or panic.  They hold their ground, breaking into smaller combat units and pushing back against your assault.  Despite your troops' advantage in terms of positioning, the enemy still has the advantage of numbers, even when your strike team and pegasus knights join the fray.  Your army is suffering grievous losses, with some of the enemy smaller cells managing to break through to join others.

From your vantage point near the back, you can see both sides are much smaller than they were at the beginning, with many of your troops limping back to safety.  Corpses from both sides litter the ground.  Slowly, you can see your side gain the upper hand.  Your friends are a major factor, but your army's ability to pull the wounded to safety, heal them, and send them back into the melee is the deciding factor.  While the enemy forces are whittled away, you can constantly cycle in healthy troops to replace your wounded.  The enemy fights to the last man.

Looking over the devastation, you see just how bad the fight was.  None of your friends were badly hurt, but many are tending to small wounds.  About half your hundred-man army is lying dead, with several more bleeding badly as your healers struggle to catch up.  The pegasus knights were hit especially bad, with only five of your original thirty remaining.  Still, the path into the castle itself is open.

You find Adam nursing a bleeding head wound.  "Oh... hey," he greets you as you approach.  "That was pretty crazy, huh?  Look, uh, if you're going to lecture me for launching that attack without orders, I couldn't just, y'know, let my men die."

"We won, that's what matters," you answer.  You don't feel like arguing with a half-dead berserker.  "I'm taking my team, and we're heading into the castle.  Get your troops patched up, take care of these corpses before they become Risen, then... wait out here.  Be ready for Horatio to pull something.  Maybe he'll run, maybe he's got reinforcements waiting, but I'm sure he's still got something up his sleeve."

"Right, I'll watch your back," Adam tells you.  "Soon as I can see straight again.  Go get Horatio for us.  Much as I'd like to smack that little weasel myself, pretty sure that guy's called first dibs."  He nods in Paen's general direction.  The kind stands apart from the others, staring up at the castle's front door, clenching and unclenching his fists.  He glances over his shoulder at you, impatiently.

(A) Head straight for the throne room
(B) Search the dungeon first
(C) Search the armory first
(D) Split up

C something tells me Haritio wasn't just sitting around waiting for us to up. There is a trap somewhere and the dungeon is probably a good place to start. At worse we meet someone locked up wanting to fight with us against Horatio

OP edit: I assume you mean B?  C's the armory.

Yeah I meant B. If they are risen I am sure June and her 'knight/ baron' in shining armor could easily handle them.

B1 and blast the wound with whatever healing magic you have.

B1

Also cdm if you don't mind what were the consequences for going to the dungeon first was there anything 'bad' or 'good' that came out of it? If it's a spoiler then don't worry about it.

B1

B1.