Ferdinand - Part 2

With footsteps already in the hallway, though, there could be no room for reply. These were heavy boots, combined with the clink of plated armour. A second later, two fully armed men were looking in the door, both of them dressed like juggernauts in their full-plate and mail, with horse-hair helmets on their heads, and blue surcoats bearing the sigil of an owl – the same sigil that Oliver wore on his pin.

"Clear!" The first of the soldiers said. "We shall take up positions on the stairs."

"Understood," came the response from another group of soldiers. "Moving to take up position in the living area."

The first two went off towards the stairs, and then another six similarly armed men invaded the quiet of their living room, their heavy dresses making the floorboards groan under their weight. Suddenly, the large room was beginning to feel suffocating, as the men formed a ring all around him.