The Lady Foamflower had approached closer to the scene of the ambush. She saw how the bodies were splayed. Both sides had been feathered by the same plumes of arrows. The humans soldiers from the front, the orc barbarians from the back. Lilly had rushed over heedless of the dangers potentially lurking nearby and as she went to try and heal one of the orcs she saw that all of them were quite dead. Looks of shock frozen within glassy eyes devoid of life. However she could tell that none of the men had expected to be slain. Looked as those the orcs and humans were talking before they were killed in one swift and sudden attack.<br/><br/>Maxine, talking to Meresiel, fortunately hadn't distracted the mage from taking note of shadows looming near the wagon. Small shadows that darted quickly behind them. Sarah however, being the methodical witch she was pointed out that no barbarians would lead the bodies of their dead where they lay. Much less the lack of bodies in the wagon was "troubling" in her own words. She was a bit too lost in her own musings to notice what was to come. True the paladin had expect some measure of trouble but failed to identify the source of it due to being a touch enamored with the elf.<br/><br/>Suddenly a howling cry came out from the woods and over the dead horses a large man sized brute vaulted the carcasses. It was ugly with greenish grey skin, a rotund belly with and what can only be described as as sagging double chin that masked the neck. Bits of leather and metal were strapped to the arms and chest as makeshift armor with a rather nasty looking and primitive hammer or mace in one hand. A shield of oak and metal in the other in better condition. Probably stolen from the dead men. Meanwhile smaller dark green skinned creatures, the size of halflings,  scramble past the brute wielding chipped blades of crude metal with braided hair for the grips and guard. Barely functional but still dangerous weapons. Any hamlet could know what these things were by sight.<br/><br/>Goblins.<br/><br/>And they had a firm advantage over the group managing to take them by surprise. Only Meresei managed to spot them in time to act upon their notion.<br/><br/>(Roll for Initiative! All of you!)<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Combat Initiative</div><div class="spoiler_body">Large Goblin: 19<br/>Lily: 19<br/>Maxine: 17<br/>Meresei: 9<br/>Goblins: 7 <br/></div></div>