On the outskirts of the town of Daburg in the Duchy of Westphalia, two guards were talking when they heard cries for help coming from the forest.
The two men looked at each other and one of them quickly took his spear, while the other ran into the village to ask for help.
Well, being far from the border with the barbarians, those screams could mean that there was a group of bandits nearby for which he had to be prepared.
Because quite possibly the people who were being attacked by the bandits would end up running towards the town, so a confrontation with their pursuers would be imminent.
The head of the village, a haggard-looking person who was slightly older, listened with some disagreement about what the young man in front of him had said.
