Fights to protect the village

Jessica shrugged Elron's hand off her shoulder.

"We're not leaving the village to fall, we're knights, we can handle a few Orcs."

"There is more than a few out there."

"It's no excuse, we can't leave innocent people to die."

"Jessica I can't order you not to go out there, but if you go out there you'll be going out alone. This village is doomed, I'm not throwing my men out there to die."

Jessica gripped her sword tighter not believing what she was hearing, how could her fellow knights turn their back on the people like that. She strode forwards heading for the only door they still needed to board up, she pushed past the other Knights stepping out into the cold night of the village. Once she was out the door was slammed shut after her, clearly no one was coming to help her.

She wasn't going to be able to take all the Orcs out at once, she had to be smart about this, taking them out one by one, saving who she could hoping they would rally behind her. She dashed out into the main street ducking down behind the barrels outside the tavern as she saw two Orcs dragging out the bartender throwing him down onto the street.

"Now you get to watch your precious bar burn," Laughed one of the Orcs.

Jessica wasn't going to sit back and watch this happen, she crept up closer, both the Orcs were two busy focused on the bartender enjoying watching him squirm on the floor. With one swift move she got up behind the first Orc easily running him through with her sword before he realised what was happening, the second Orc turned around spinning on the spot bringing up his axe, Jessica quickly brought up her shield deflecting the blow allowing her to follow up with her sword slicing the Orc's arm off, the wet thud of the arm dropping to the floor, the Orc was unarmed but not about to stop fighting, Orc's weren't known for running, It reached out with it's thick green hand Grabbing Jessica by the hair hoping to pull her to the ground, she was too quick pivoting on one foot slicing the Orc across the stomach causing it to drop to it's knees, it looked up at Jessica as the life left it's eyes and it fell to the floor. Jessica walked over to the bartender offering her hand to help him up.

"Thank you, thank you, please is there anything I can to do help you."

"Yes you grab that axe and come with me, we've got a village to take back."

"Are you out of your mind, I'm no fighter, no you're on your own. I'm outta here."

Without saying another word the bartender pushed past Jessica and ran off towards the barracks, clearly getting help would prove harder than she thought, but she wasn't going to give up on the village.

She proceeded down the main street looking in the burning buildings she passed in case she say any signs of life, she turned the corner to find herself outside the town hall, she saw a group of six Orcs standing around talking to each other, one of the Orcs was clearly different to the others, he was much bigger, he had on thicker armour and gripped a two handed Axe tightly in his hands, clearly this was the chieftain of the group. Jessica knew if she could take him out the rest of the Orcs would see her as a threat and would flee, at least that was Jessica's plan.