Khan: you head around asking people if they have any errands that need running. Most of them are either out or more concerned with the rapidly approaching noise, though, and you can't find anyone who needs anything doing.
DD: You cut some wood. Life is fun.
DN: You catch sight of around five or six horsemen, just coming into view out of the woods. Kjalt is on a flattish hilltop, so they're coming uphill from the bottom of a small dry valley to the south, along the road.
NA: You and the man both head towards your house. He's looking increasingly nervous as people in the square start chattering excitedly and someone runs up the hill shouting "Cavalry! Soldiers are coming!".