Lander watched as the giants extinguished his flames without as much as a blink. He was confused. These giants were much different than any ones he'd ever encountered.

With the help of the woman named Sipley, Aldred had managed to free himself and take down the first giant. Lander watched as the thick blood began to pool beneath the dead giant. For a moment he flashed back to the war and the Orc blood that he bathed in day in and day out. The same adrenaline was coursing through his veins, pushing him toward the battle. [i]No, not again,[/i] he thought. [i]I will not allow the monsters to make me a monster.[/i]

As Lander looked for a way to attack the weakest part of these creatures, one of the giants headed toward some cabins on the edge of town. It was soon followed by a second and the young elf archer named Rion was trying to grab their attention. The young elf girl with the wolf was also heading over to help after she had killed a second giant on the rubble of the rear of the tavern. Lander wasted no time.

Bounding through the darkness, Lander raised his sword, readying for battle. He caught up with the elf girl and her wolf. 

[b]“Get the back of it's knees,”[/b] she commanded. The animal immediately obeyed and Lander was awed at the connection they had. Lander almost thought the wolf began to do what she had said before she finished the sentence. 

Rion was now throwing balls of pure energy at the giants. The bright blue balls caused a mist of energy that floated in the air. 

They closed on the giants and now the three of them were side by side and Lander heard the girl shooting arrows toward the giants. Lander bent over and cupped his hands around his boots. Infusing them with energy, he felt lighter and more agile but it was a quick infusion and he knew it would only last a few minutes. He ran towards the closest giant and jumped onto its back. He found a foothold on the giants loincloth that was wrapped around its waist and lunged up toward its neck locking his arms under its chin. As hard as he could, he squeezed. His muscles screamed and the burning in his arms was almost too much but they were almost at the cabins. He couldn't stop, not now and he squeezed the giants throat even harder.