"Stay behind me, Celaria, and keep the light high," Nestor says as he tries to intercept whatever is approaching from the rear.

"Everyone try to say as few words as possible: we do not want to give away more information than is necessary to any that may be listening," he says while preparing to defend the group.

OOC:
This is defensive, Gram. Until he is assured that the enemy is "only" rats, he will fight defensively. He needs the AC!
I have no other love, no greater desire, than to be wholly given to the Commander's service, but man's heart is too easily corrupted and his mind too quickly weakened to hold faith in my own heart and mind. I believe that it is far wiser to trust only in the Invincible.