The sight of the two rampaging Templars threw Erika into high gear. The rest of the world fell silent except for the almost calming [i]thunk[/i] of the raindrops that were hitting her now exposed head as she pulled an arrow from the quiver on her back, drawing her bowstring in one swift and mechanical motion.

 One, two... [i]swoosh.[/i] The first arrow whirred from Erika's cheek and found the large brute's hand as it swung it's blade, pinning it deep against the cold wall of the cave. The scream that followed was silenced not half a second later when the second arrow found the exposed neck of the man, rendering him mute as he gargled on his own blood. This, of course, sent the other man into a fury as now two of his companions lie in piles of their own blood at his feet. 

"Ah, ah, ah. Not so fast, you bastard." Erika notched her bow one last time and sent the arrow flying just as the Templar was raising his hammer to strike at Flint. The arrow lodged in the man's shoulder, between the thick plates of Templar armor that he wore. It wasn't a deadly blow, but a crippling one. Long enough for Flint to hopefully get the Gaatlok ready to blow before the rest of the brigade came in and tore them to shreds. 

"Any day now, Sparky!" Erika called out, but instead of some snide comment she was met with Flint running towards her arms waving, so she took the hint to hit the deck. The resulting explosion left a ringing in her ears, and a slight pounding in her head. Well, the whole of Thedas probably knew they were here now. Bits of gravel joined in the rain and showered down around them, but when Erika turned around to look, she witnessed that whatever Templars that would have been in pursuit were now trapped in that cave, as the whole entrance was collapsed in a pile of rubble. 

"Well done, Flint." Erika said with a sigh. She stood, brushing herself off. It took a moment for her to see straight, the ringing in her ears messing with her balance. Once she regained her composure, she saw just how much damage the explosion really had done. True, it had served its purpose in trapping the Templars in that cave for the time being. However, it had also managed to blow a big enough hole to open up a completely different entrance to what appeared to be a separate tunnel system. 

"Would you look at that, it appears we've done some re-routing of the Storm Coast. I'm sure Leliana will be pleased to hear that in the report." Erika said sarcastically. Her gaze traveled upwards to the sky. While it was hard to tell with all of the cloud cover from the constant storm, they had already fallen behind schedule. There was supposed to be at least one other inquisition member joining them closer to the mining operation, but Erika did not know exactly when they would be arriving. 

"Well, seems like this is as good a shot as any since we blew up our last backdoor entrance. Shall we?" 

[@Tuxedo Fox]