They are approaching sir,"
"How far?
"Thirty minutes up ahead the third valley, they will be here in about an hour."
"Okay set everything up, alert the watchers, nobody makes a move until I say so."
He turned back to the squad of knight guards he brought along.
One of them shivered morbidly, the tip of his lance vibrated to the tune of his gnawing teeth. He tried his best to hide his unrest but his acting was horrible, even his forced smile cracked every so often.
"Now listen up, all of you are here because I wanted you to hear. This is very important, one of your class members has been held hostage by the tyrant, and it is up to all of you to rescue her."