Halieu lowered his head and closed his eyes, deep in thought. Fighting an army alone just didn't seem very practical to him, and going to retrieve evidence... no that wasn't a very good option either. The king really had no reason to believe them if they told him about this, but as the sovereign of this city, wasn't be obligated to protect it? At least, even if he didn't believe them at first, if he'd had some sort of warning he might be able to react better. Still though, he knew the answer Rian was probably going to favor.<br/><br/>"Honestly," Rian said, crossing his arms and leaning back in his seat, "I'd rather just go in and fight them head on, but..." his gaze flickered between Ren and Halieu. They had at least two cripples here, and he didn't know how well Myra could fight either. Rian sighed, "I guess that's just not the smartest option. I think it would be great if we could maybe get some of the king's guards to come with us though. That might be a more even fight."<br/><br/>It was a decent answer, but Rian's preference was obviously that they should fight the monsters. True though, monsters rarely just left peacefully, fighting was often the only option, but first... "I agree," Halieu said. "The king should be notified if he hasn't been already."<br/><br/>Rian's attention had suddenly been caught by something out the window. He was looking off at the castle, his brow furrowed. "... Do I smell fire?" he wondered aloud. Halieu felt his heart sink. He couldn't smell anything out of the ordinary, but if Rian was smelling fire he knew it was out there somewhere.<br/><br/>-------------------------------------<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">An orc walked around the camp site, shouting orders for all the goblins to get moving. This was going to be the first organized attack the monsters had ever attempted. The first of many. Being simple barbarians was getting them nowhere. This is the lesson their new leader had taught them. Now, they had a strategy, an organized system of ranks... and weapons. It was time to get into formation and begin their march. Colen would fall.</span>