The moment that the attack became imminent turned out to be about ten seconds later.
The leaders moved to the far end of the line, and Karl adjusted his position to match them, with Remi close to him, but toward the main body of the Mountain Giant force.
"Remind me again why I am doing this?" Karl asked as he watched the Commander Rank Giants form ranks behind their leaders.
"Because they're mad that you showed them up, and they're not going to let you leave without a fight." Tessa reminded him.
"Right. Almost forgot about that part. Alright, if everyone is in position, I will move forward with Remi to make the unofficial challenge."
When Karl moved, the Monarchs and Royals all moved to match his group. That made life a lot easier on everyone else, and the Giants were already charging forward, aiming for the trial orb with superior numbers.
[Hawk, see what you can do to slow the attackers once I have the strong ones busy.] Karl instructed.