The rest of them formed up, protecting Amelia and Pauline, as they dealt with the rest of the pack that stormed through the trees. This was a smaller pack, with only nine, but they'd been doing the same thing for approaching half an hour now, with packs of a much larger size. Even against the stronger enemies, Kaya and Jorah's spears found themselves to be effective, whilst Karesh and Blackthorn's swords dealt with any foolish enough to get within range.
In such situations, Verdant was almost an unfair advantage. Gavlin seemed to think so. He'd noted more than once that it was inappropriate for a member of staff to be serving a mere student, but Verdant had rebuffed the disapproval with practised politeness, and Gavlin had not pressed it any further.
