Kian stared for another second before getting himself together. People here to help. Even if three of them were children, it's better than nothing.

"Around the perimeter if you could. We've been keeping them at bay as best we can but energy spent on them is energy away from the ritual and it's going to take a few days to complete even in much better circumstances."

Their fighters didn't have the numbers or the strength to hold the goblins back forever. This had to be done as quick as they could, before they got overwhelmed.