Ambushed by Orcs!

"We'll go to the village that I went to before, then," Fred said. "That's only about four hours ride away. But I hope you won't turn up your nose at the simple clothing that is likely to be all that you can get there, like you did when I offered you my underwear."

Perhaps fortunately for their relationship, for Irena would have struggled to find a tactful way of phrasing her reply, at that moment a group of orcs emerged from the bushes on either side of the trail. Fred at once spurred Gerard into a gallop.

1. They quickly outdistanced the orcs.
2. A well-aimed rock hit Fred on the temple, and he fell from the saddle.
3. A well-aimed rock hit Irena on the temple, and she fell.
4. One of the orcs had a crossbow, and he managed to bring down Gerard.

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