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Ophion raised his hands and cast a ward over himself and Fasuto. It increased their physical resistance to harm, but did not grant them complete immunity from spears or arrows. 

"Prisoners? Do you really have a death wish? All of you?" Ophion let his eyes start to glow a bright blue as some lightning began to crackle from his hands.

"Merat, are you mad?! Do you want to be blown to pieces?! Adykon, talk some sense into this lizard!"

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"Queen Mother? Really? Krakas, you can come with us if you like" Adykon explained. "This is a farce. You can't be-" an arrow whizzed past his head. "Oh, so that's how you want it. Smith, get them!" Adykon raised his greatsword and charged at the nearest archer, even though it was some distance away. For someone in heavy armor, he moved surprisingly fast and his sword moved even faster. The archer stood no chance as Adykon cut him clean in half in a single blow, the arrow bouncing off harmlessly against his chest piece. The desert provided little cover, and attrition tactics usually served to weather morale instead of inflicting serious casualties. It wouldn't work against those whose morale could neither waver nor break. 

"I took down Dememoras himself! Got him trapped in a little tiny gem in a vault. What makes you think you stand a chance?!" 

Meanwhile, at Traeton's palace... 

"Five minutes?! But there's no way we can... yes, sire!" She ran off to find Kutur, and in a few minutes more, rejoined Rughoi as he was gathering whatever spare guards he could find. 

After killing a third kobold, Adykon spoke again. "Smith, Ophion, and Fass... my fox ally! How are you two holding up? Our cover is blown, so I imagine they'll be sending reinforcements soon, so prepare to teleport out if it's too much to handle!"

"And if that doesn't work?" Ophion asked, effortlessly tossing an explosive fireball behind his back, where it landed behind a rock and exploded, killing a kobold who thought his tail was hidden by the stone. 

"I have a backup plan. Don't worry!" 

For his part, Rama stayed out of the fight, mostly trying to use himself to shield Krakas from danger.