Seth, Bryce, Reese and the rest of the knights walked through the village just inside later that night, leading the horses carrying the fallen knights through the castle walls. As they passed through the village of Cambria, some women screamed upon seeing the lifeless bodies of the fallen knights, others shielded their faces, crying, while others fell to their knees, quickly making the sign of the cross over their chests.

"Alert!" one of the squires announced to the ...