The soldiers had made some barricades some distance away from where the wild beasts actually were. At first the beasts had gone in and were scattered inside the village but they were able to lure them out to where they were but unable to or more like clueless on what to do with them or how to get them killed. The beasts had killed anyone they came across as well as all the soldiers that had made any attempts to get anywhere close to them. The three beasts seem to be engrossed in the killings and destruction they were carrying out when Prince Walter fearlessly showed up.