Klaus didn't have a proper idea of how to deal with the beasts. So he just ordered the guards to be on defence and not actively engage with the beasts.
His plan was to stall as long as they could, hoping that news had reached Kralin and support was on the way.
This might not be his best plan but he was never in this situation and never thought to plan for such occasions. It was a failure on his part but he can't delve into that. Now he had to survive and make sure that none of his party died.
He wasn't naive enough to believe that they could come unscathed but he hoped that the damages would be minimal.
Today he has to make a stand as a real man.
Until now, he never fought with his life on the line. In every fight, there were contingencies that would guard his life. His life was never in danger but today it was different.
