As Starfire's group moved into the forest with their noisy carriages and carts, they did not notice the hidden glares and sneering in the trees. They were oblivious to the way the shadows the trees cast were incorrect since some was larger than they should be, given the trees' size. They thought they were safe because, who would hurt the wonderful and entirely beloved princess? Better yet, who would dare attempt to attack a group with 70 well-armed and trained fighters? What they didn't count on that someone was actually bold (or stupid perhaps) enough to face them.
Starfire's group eventually reached a junction in the paths. They headed down the indicated path that would lead them to Robin's kingdom. After everyone somehow settled down to make camp, the watches were set up so not everyone would be sleeping at the same time and the princess would be protected at all times. They also place wards all around the camp to prevent creatures from bothering them from the outside as further protection.
Night approached slowly and the full round moon moved in place across the sky. Several of the guards were jumpy as it was a first assignment. Others treated the whole affair as a party or a great task that will lead them to greater glory since the War of the Demons ended so many years ago. Yet more others felt the whole task was mundane and wished to be with their wives or mistresses. Yet not one of them suspected a small creature, the size of an ant, to appear before them. Its pincers clashed silently as it penetrated the wards with strange ease and sneaked in. More of its brothers appeared, but only a few every hour so they wouldn't be noticed. They crawled into the holes of the armor and bit the defenseless humans before moving on to another human. Slowly, all the humans were bitten excluding the princess who had already gone to sleep. The group never noticed the bite as it was too small to register as a bite. What they did notice was a sudden, irresistible to sleep. One by one they fell asleep where they stood and not one remained awake.
The insects clashed their pincers loudly as they began to grow in size until they were at least 6ft each. Each had large black scaly bodies that were round like a beetles, two hairy arms with clawed three fingered hands, and two huge legs that stuck out from under the fat body. Their pincers continued to clash as they eyed each other and all of them began to walk to the princess's tent. The princess was in a very nice dream when the creatures slashed through. Starfire screamed for help as she attempted to fend off the insects, but the spelled group slept on, oblivious to her danger. One of the insects swung her onto its large shoulder and the insect group began to scurry away into the forest all the while their pincers clashing and clicking.
They were gone in an instant that spanned forever.