**Gabe's POV** We’re surrounded on all sides!” I let out a deep, guttural grunt as I surveyed my fellow knights. Among them were both men and women, all strong and skilled warriors with determination etched into their faces. “If we fight head on, we die. They have got us outnumbered,” a fellow knight spoke up. The rock walls of the caves trembled violently as our adversaries pounded against the wooden barricade we’d erected, their shouts and roars echoing through the dark cavern. The sound of their fists and weapons slamming against the thick wooden beams sent shivers down our spines. With each thud, we could feel the barrier weakening. This was it. The time to fight was near. I looked at my comrades, hoping to instill in them the firm determination to stand strong and face our enemies.

