As Torrens ran off to go find out what the object in the sky had been or whatever it was Balothiss lumbered over to the very front door of the manor and before bashing it down glanced around and he found a group fleeing and Balothiss simply just shrugged they could run but the orcs would probably get them.

And he grabbed the door handle and wretched it off then he produced a ball of flame and held it under his sword heating the blade and once warm enough he pierced it through the wood like butter and then kicked it down.

He walked out into the main hall as the dust settled and he sheathed his blade he listened and surveyed the hall and heard nothing and saw nobody.

[i]"That's odd"[/i]

Balothiss thought he would be assaulted by many but he guessed the lord of this manor never really had many guards other than at least twelve to maybe fifteen guardsmen and at least six archers but they obviously we're more focused on the orcs who were obviously giving in to their regular nature.

Balothiss did see a door slightly ajar near a stairway maybe leading to an underground cellar or a wine cellar, he smiled at the slightest thought of Alcohol he could go for an Ale though.

He made his way over to the door and he ducked through looking down to find steps leading down into a dimly lit cellar smelling of mold and slightly aged wine and candle wax.

He looked at the stairs which were stone and began descending them hearing the slight whisper of a grovelling middle age man and quickly hearing nothing after but a quiet whimper.

As Balothiss reached the cellar he saw walls lined with casks of wine and shelves of white wines and spirits and then the head of a balding man behind a crate who quivered and prayed to some god that Balothiss did not know about.

"Stand up naive I have no time for you,"

He stood over the crate staring at the man who was most likely the man of the house and was a plutocrat by the looks and sound of him.

"You will kneel to my master and we will take you as a prisoner!"

Balothiss shoved the crate out of the way and then cornered the man.