[That was true enough. The cleg that Daud had claimed after they made it out of the forest was proof enough that the beasts were formidable. Coordinating an attack with them would be a terrible prospect.]

That does not sound very defensible in the first place. [He frowned, obviously disapproving in his own special way.] I imagine you plan to build it outside the castle walls, otherwise you would not be asking these questions. If it is in the forest, that will be your first line of defense, given it does not kill you first.