It was midnight, and Winterseed was calm as usual when the sound of whistles and other wind instruments blasted into the air, alerting everyone to the danger approaching the village.
Thanks to Rowan's prior warning, only the trained soldiers emerged from their houses, while the others remained indoors.
In the streets, many soldiers, grabbing different weapons, could be seen marching toward the southern border, from where the threat was approaching.
The soldiers from the guardhouses at the other borders left their posts and immediately sprinted toward the southern border.
Rowan and Riela were sleeping when they heard the commotion outside.
Rowan was the first to wake up since he hadn't been deeply asleep. He was the one who had instructed the soldiers on what to do, so he immediately understood that great danger was approaching the village.