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To arrive at Bastonne the Army needed to march through the forest of Chalons, the same forest where Lucian’s village of Verac was before its destruction.
The sun was slowly coming down while they were within the forest. Looking upon the Duke who was visibly yelling at one of his Knights there must have been a problem near the front. Something that had slowed them down enough that getting out of the forest before night fall was not going to happen.
The decision was not vocalized to the Peasants yet it was demonstrated through action. As they did not stopped marching when the sun came down from the horizon told the Peasants that the Knights intended to escape the woods as soon as they could.
Lucian would not make a comment about his betters even if some of his fellows did that exact thing. The whispers that the Knights were forcing them dry to make a deadline that did not matter. Some even saying that they expected them all to march until the sun rose above them.
It was with luck that Morrslieb was in a crescent and waxing. Lucian thanked Morr for such a blessing to be given by his domain.
Lucian did not know when in the night did it happen, for there was nothing to keep track of time with, when someone gave a loud cough and collapsed. The numerous lanterns and torches that were among the Peasants swung out across the trees in search of the death they all knew came. Then others did the same.
Lucian’s felt blood pumping through his veins as he understood what was happening. The feeling was not nearly as fierce as it was before and while he was excited Lucian did not feel them.
It was not the undead, yet…
He watched as the torches lit what looked to be a large green cloud. Its rolling fog coming ever closer to them.
“AMBUSH!” Lucian knew an abnormality when he saw it.
Suddenly upon his declaration the calls and hollers of Wolves came over the air. Laughter was all about the forest as the creatures came from the darkness.
Lucian watched as the first swath of defenseless Peasants were cut down by what he knew to be Goblins. Each of these creatures had mushrooms upon their heads and were riding the backs of wolves. Said beasts Lucian realized were not in the right sense of might from just their chaotic movements along.
>Try to help the front line
>Counter Charge the Goblins
>Focus on defending the fallen