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The peasants give them a wide berth, shutting themselves indoors as the local lord deigns to come out of the small fort on the hill guarded by ramparts, asking evenly "what are you doing in my village monster? i see you've kidnapped one of the peasant's children. come, i shall rid us of you" before getting out his sword, his men forming up in a loose formation with spears, axes, and shields at the ready