Chapter 201: Uncomfortable
There was a time in Irene’s career as an apprentice when she was petrified at facing a single goblin on her own. She recalled when she thought she had only just woken up from dying and being nearly paralyzed with fear at goblins in the forest near her home.
Back then, the goblins seemed so peaceful compared to what she was facing now. Even though they had just found travelers in the forest and had torn them apart, it was nothing compared to the organized horror the goblins were bringing to them.
She could tell that there was something different about them. Her only assumption was that it had to do with the poison and smoke. Perhaps the two were one and the same, and the smoke was the product of one.
When she, Felix, and Leif followed the knights and mages into the forest, they never told them what they discovered.
She knew if Sir Gunnar had something important to say that would help them understand the situation better, he likely would have already said it. She had to trust that he wouldn’t hide something from them.
However, as five goblins appeared before her and the others, she merely lifted her sword and lowered her eyebrows. There wasn’t an ounce of fear. Only determination remained within her.
The Duke’s Tower would be theirs again, they just needed to be patient until they could effectively handle everything.
Irene sprang forward first, and the largest goblin made a move. The pathetic, rusted sword it carried was too heavy for its frame, and her already superior speed was further exaggerated by this.
When the monster swung its weapon, all she had to do was slap it away with the flat side of her sword. As the monster had trouble righting his weapon again, she sliced off his arm and thrust her blade through its screaming mouth when it turned its head towards her.