"This isn't normal."
Those words were what woke Irene up and pulled her back into the reality of the situation befalling them. The ogre in the distance swung a heavy rock weapon that knocked over another tree and his head disappeared for a while. All the knights took it as buying time. They looked to Arthur for guidance.
Her attention also snapped to her father who had been the first to speak up and was the highest ranked at the moment.
He continued.
"Squires, get horses ready for knights and apprentices. Get armor on since we're by the barracks," he ordered, thinking fast on his feet. "We need all hands involved. Squires remain close to the Duke's Tower. You're our last line of defense in case there are more monsters."
Sir Gunnar was the first to approach Irene and he gave her a significant look.
"You must not go in that direction until there are knights at the head," he explained. "An ogre is nothing like anything you've ever faced before."
