In the dark forest, countless white bone spears shot out, their points sharpened to a fine edge: humeri, tibiae... it was like some ghastly skeletal revelry, aimed straight at Marvin and the others.
"Ambush! Ambush!!!"
Levin shouted, steadying his agitated mount while using his staff to deflect a bone spear from his face. Having studied courtly swordsmanship for several months with Daniel, he now had a basic grasp of it and was fully capable of handling sudden emergencies.
The sudden onslaught of bone spears caught everyone off guard, even Yuniya, who hadn't been able to sense the enemies in advance. Instead, it was their horses that sensed the danger and stopped in their tracks.
