Despite the exhaustion and the danger, Cyrdic grinned at Camilla. As the beastmen turned, one fell to a dagger in its eye, and Camilla leaping into the fray, her sword thrusting to and fro, poking a beast through the midsection, and keeping the rest at bay. Almost ominously, Cyrdic stepped out of the forest with his Norscan shield and runic sword, the shadows on his face giving him a terrifying quality. 

He charged, blocking an Axe and chopping into a mutant's leg. Its stump spurted blood, and he knocked it to the ground before Cyrdic needed to duck from a reikland sword. The beastial leader let out a horrible braying, and attacked Cyrdic with a fury. Its reikland sword hacking and stabbing, swiping with its bear-like paw as well as Cyrdic backpedaled, before suddenly stabbing forward, catching it offguard. His blade spitted the Beast, but it wasn't dead yet. 

Its powerful claw grabbed Cyrdic's shield, ripping it off his arm. The Ostlander snarled like a wolf, blocking the next sword attack with his Ulrican blade, now being held in a two handed grip. His next moves were a blur, and the beastman leader was without a head moments later, its body toppling over onto the soft earth, leaving a massive impression upon the ground. Cyrdic picked up his shield, hefting it again and slicing over the back of another beastman. 

The empire man felt a very real satisfaction at getting some payback from the slaughter he had seen earlier. Yes they had made the Beasts and chaos warriors take a terrible toll during the attack on the camp, but still. They had been good men, as far as he could tell. 
[@Penny]