[color=ed1c24][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

As the enemy came into view, Fleuri could see that, bless Reon, the city's walls had managed to keep the orcs and trolls at bay.  It was a relief that they were not too late, but they had no time to lose- the walls would give sooner or later, and the knights had a narrow window of opportunity where they had the element of surprise, an advantage that they surely could not afford to waste.

At first glance, the enemy forces were considerably more numerous than the knights, but were more poorly equipped and in all likelihood, much more poorly coordinated.  If the knights were able to get the jump on the orcs, they'd be hard-pressed to promptly react, and if the knights could identify and kill the raiding band's leader, the enemy would break and scatter.  The trolls would be another story, as they would likely be too stupid to retreat, and they'd definitely make trouble once the orcs could bring them to bear, which made it all the more important to break the orcs as swiftly as possible.

Heeding the Captain's orders to charge and Klaus' request to cover her, Fleuri kicked his horse into a gallop and lowered his lance.  His greatsword would be of little use on horseback, so he had opted to take a lance, a weapon which he had plenty of experience using mounted.  Following behind Klaus in a wedge formation, he struck several orcs as they cut into the enemy's loose formation.  His lance had yet to break, and with any luck they'd be able to do further damage before the momentum of their charge was used up.