Athinar acknowledged the little kobold giving orders with only a grunt. He gave a quick thanks to the one that had summoned horses, then mounted one. The animal buckled a little bit beneath the weight of Athinar's massive body, but it would be fine. Already having begun to ride off, he cried, out, "I'll move to secure the barns and granaries."
Without another word, he then rode hard for one of the barns first. Meeting no opposition during the few minutes that it took to get there, he dismounted the summoned horse and then threw the doors open. Stepping inside the barn, he quickly examined the livestock inside. Two dairy cows, a bull, a half dozen goats...but hat was he to do with them? The mighty Athinar was no animal wrangler. He supposed that he would just have to stand guard outside and make sure that the animals didn't go anywhere and that none of the wilder beings on his side burned the barn down.
That was when he heard it: shallow, ragged breaths. A pounding heartbeat. Athinar stepped further into the barn and looked back to see him; a peasant boy had been hiding behind the door the whole time. With a cold grin, Athinar stepped forward and delivered a mighty blow to the screaming boy's head. He wasn't sure if it had been the punch or simply sheer terror that had left the boy unconscious, but it didn't really matter. Athinar dragged the boy's limp but still breathing body into the middle of the barn, where he would be easily seen during the looting that was bound to happen soon.
Then, Athinar left the barn. To his alarm, it seemed like some sort of ragtag militia was forming up nearby, and one or two had torches. Did they mean to burn down their own barns and granaries, to deny the invaders the loot? It didn't matter in any case, as before Athinar could move to break them, half of them were killed in a sudden explosion, while the rest quickly dispersed. Athinar looked over to a nearby granary to see a grinning Twich, the kobold having evidently been the one to throw the bomb. Athinar watched in bemusement for a few more moments, seeing Twich carve the master's emblem upon the granary door. As if that's going to do anything, Athinar thought to himself.
Noticing that some of the scattered militia seemed to be trying to flee the village for their lives, Athinar jumped back onto his horse and moved to intercept them. The master had demanded that none be allowed to escape.
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