Lionel did not see himself as any form of leader, but he happened to put foot-to-stair quicker than anyone else and before he knew it, he was leading the way down the spiral staircase into a foggy, smelly, dimly-lit area. One floor down (with another to go to reach the kitchen, where they expected to find Sir Darfin to report and find out what was going on), in the shadows, Lionel and Tommi (who was first behind him) heard movement from the direction of the outer wall. There, they knew, were four suits of armour. Two of them drew their swords and stepped off their pedestals in a threatening manor.
Through the smoky fog, one eye on each glowed with fire while the other seemed to add to the smoke, smouldering menacingly.