This mortal risk applies to Avril as well. As she bowed her head and dashed out of the castle, she laid flat on the horse's back and galloped madly towards the south of the city.
Luckily, the south did not suffer a large-scale collapse like the west. When Avril was ambushed by a group of gnoll hunters, she swiftly received assistance from a unit of injured soldiers. Together, they easily slaughtered the small unit of gnolls that had infiltrated.
As soon as the battle ended, Avril immediately asked the leading captain holding a warhammer, "I am the Lord's attendant, ordered to relay military intelligence to Chief Steward Hilude. Which unit are you from?"
This captain left an extremely profound impression on Avril during the battle moments ago. Despite dragging an injured right leg, he easily crushed two towering, muscular gnolls with powerful legs.
