The next morning started predictably, far too early in the morning, but not because they were feeling energetic. Instead, the family woke up to one of the neighbours ringing the alarm bell, signalling that monsters had made it past the forest and were in the fields.
Wiz had been so excited last night that he had slept in his armour, and the banging of him getting out of bed woke Dominic, who was sleeping on a futon cushion near the fireplace in the main room.
"Get up, they need us out there. None of the nearby farms have fighters at them, they're all younger families." He insisted.
"Alright, I'm getting up, just give me a minute." Dominic sighed, then pulled his robes over his head and began working on equipping his armour.
