The men outside the wall kept their eyes fixed on the tree line and waited for the trolls to make their move. It was a chilly night, made even colder by the icy wind which blew in their faces. Inside the settlement, the villagers prayed to their chosen deities, huddled inside the wooden huts.
Lionel had been assigned the responsibility of leading the swordsmen stationed outside. The young knight hailed from an honorable family of knights who had served King Johannus and his predecessors with utmost loyalty. During the siege of Valenwood, his father and his older brother had laid down their lives to protect the King. At that time, he was too young to take part in battle and perhaps that was the reason why he was still alive. His family or what was left of it consisted of just his mother no
