Stacey
Hubert looked at Felix for a moment.

"Worry not, I will leave a portion of the garrison to man the walls, archers and such.
I'm sure you'll be fine my friend."

Hubert mounted his steed, and signalled for the gate to be opened.
Dianne
**Felix Reed - Karronkeep Castle**

A portion? They barely had more than thirty men! He had to convince Hubert to leave _most_ of the soldiers on the Castle, or he was dead meat.

But how? If hubert left with only a small vanguard, there was no way he could defeat the brigands.

_Think, think! Why would Hubert leave his men here? His emotion compels him to help the village. How to counter emotion? Logic. Tactics! What would be a tactical excuse to stay in the castle?_

"W-what if the attack on the village is a f-feint?" He said at last. "What if they want to draw your attention away to attack this place?"
Stacey
"Of course its a feint! That's why we're using the horses, we can run them down!"

Hubert laughs to himself, but is also seemingly getting impatient, and looks to the man operating the gatehouse with a sharp glare.
Dianne
Felix Reed - the castle

"If it's a feint, shouldn't you leave half of them here? They _will_ strike while you're battling the force in the village, lord."
Ralph
Sir Bryan Verandus, Harronheart Castle

"You could come, I guess." He said, as he gets onto a horse after calming it down for a moment. He puts his helmet on but he didn't closed its visor yet as he turned and looked over at Felix. "You could be used as a bait for us, too." He joked about it and smirked. 

He slowly turned, and saw a wooden lance nearby. It was used for jousting usually, but using it at peoples who doesn't swear armors at all could break multiples rib cage at once. Bryan dragged his horse slowly towards it, grabbing it at ease once it was within his reach. A hard, wooden lance, he felt upon his hands. 

"I guess we could leave the archers behind," The fellow knight suggested, looking back at the others.
Dianne
**Felix Reed - Harronkeep Castle**

Felix wasn't amused in the slightest by Bryan's joke.

"We have a dozen of archers. That will do."

It wouldn't, but he was tired of trying to argue with the knights. Now, he had another plan in mind...

"Go forth and give those bandits what they deserve."
Stacey
"Gladly!"

The gate had now been lowered, and Hubert spurred his horse into a gallop.
Ralph
Sir Bryan Verandus, Harronkeep Castle

"Stay safe, will ya?" He turned to give Felix one last look with a smile before setting his eyes straight as the elderly knight heads out before the others. "Hya!" He dragged the veins of his horse, and whips at it. The horse let out neigh noises, as its break into a run. Galloping alongside the elderly knight beside him. He held his wooden lance on his right hand.
Aaron
Vaughn, Harronkeep Castle

As Vaughn heard and saw Sir Bryan embark a brave look came across his face. He firmly grasped the reigns of his horse before slapping them against the saddle. "Hya!" He would yell as the horse began to move forward, quickly changing its pace from a trot to a gallop. He held his short double edged blade in his right hand as he quickly moved forth behind the two knights with haste.