A battle with the orcs

I traveled to a distant kingdom yesterday at the urging of Erdrick. I found their forces outside their walls battling a horde of orcs. It took me quite a while to get the army organized and I still don't know who was supposed to be in command. Erdrick and I brought down a troll and then the orcs fled. They made an organized retreat into the forest to reform and I called the men back to the castle.

I find it foolish that so many died because they ventured outside the walls but more of the same was yet to come. The queen herself had managed to go outside amid the retreat. Two of her knights went out after her but the orcs sounded their advance. I remembered hearing a percussive beat from the forests and knew what it meant.

I yelled a brief communication to the four or so people oujtside the walls (another woman had appeared from somewhere) and then ordered the gates closed, trusting to them to avoid the coming onslaught while i protected the castle. We manned the walls and as I'd predicted the orcs came back with a battering ram.

On my orders we opened the doors just as they were about to break through and let them into a trap. The courtyard was filled with dead orcs and then we charged out and assailed their archers. Of those who attacked very few escaped. So after a good rest I intend to learn the names of the people who helped me save this kingdom, and the name of the kingdom itself. Amid all the hurry I didnt have time to ask...