Irene didn't have her bow with her, but she unsheathed her sword nonetheless. Leif did the same, and they stood there, waiting for the hell that was slowly approaching them.
The least they could do was pull the boxes of dishes onto the shore so that none of their valuable supplies floated downstream.
After that, they both sprinted to where the others stood in front of the cooking area on the southeastern end. The squires and apprentices left there had their weapons drawn.
Sir Gunnar and Sir Sven both rushed to their apprentices and gestured for them to follow. They handed them shields as they passed the armory tent that stood just south of the ancient wall—it being placed meticulously so that it was always guarded by the wall but also a convenient place for people to grab weapons as they passed.
It seemed that more about the tunnels supposedly leading to the Duke's Tower couldn't be explored further now that more monsters had appeared.
