Immediately perceptible to the Knight-Captain of the Iron Roses was the fact that not a single bow had been loosed. Indeed, it seemed no archers were among the force of Golden Boars that had ambushed them, a fact that was a surprise given they must have noticed they were fighting heavily armed and armored opponents. Perhaps they had to take Lady Cal uninjured, and thus could not risk her being caught in the crossfire?

It only raised further questions as to who employed them.

But the most important matter at hand was ensuring Veileena Cal's safety!

Fanilly spurred her horse forward, coming upon a boar who had all too eagerly rushed forth and gotten out of position, to pick him off before he became a greater threat. Indeed, even though he attempted to raise his shield, the silvery edge of the blonde knight-girl's sword found his through as she swung, a spurt of blood spraying into the air as he toppled backwards, gurgling.

She couldn't let these mercenaries get too close, but she had to be aware of any potential tactics they could employ.

"Be wary of a second ambush!" she called to her knights, "Do not overextend yourselves!"

"A-ah?!" gasped the small, gray-haired form of Veileena Cal, as she gazed at the scaly coils now surrounding her, "Th-this isn't necessary, Haelstadt can handle every single one of them just fine!"

In spite of the situation, she seemed to have become quite awkward at having her personal space invaded so closely, which was likely one of the reasons behind her outburst.

The boars, realizing that the knights on horseback made for a foolish target, were reorganizing as swiftly as they could, two of their number suddenly engulfed in flames, screaming and falling to the ground as their armor heated, flesh burning away, several nearby knocked off their feet.

But the others seemed to care little for their suffering comrades, swiftly raising spears and shields in order to attempt to counter another charge. While it did not seem that a second wave were to reveal themselves yet, that did not rule out the possibility of another group of Boars waiting to ambush another charge. In fact, it was rather likely they were waiting until the right moment.

Haelstadt strode forward, ignoring everything but their target. The Boar ahead of them raised his shield as the black knight thrust their sword in one hand.

There was a sound of tearing metal, bending steel, as the blade tore clear through the shield and penetrated the man's chestplate in a single thrust. Haelstadt stepped forward, driving the blade deeper through his body without another word, the other end erupting from his back as they began to lift the blade into the air and take him with it as his death throes slowed and eventually ceased.

Wordlessly, the black knight lifted the man into the air and flicked their zweihander, using the corpse as an improvised projectile, hurling him into his fellows and bowling several of them over.

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