They had managed to push the goblins back into a retreat, though the shield blocking them now would prove to be difficult to breach perhaps. Yakeru deflected an arrow with his sword and hid behind the cover of a nearby pillar. He cursed loudly as another arrow flew past him. At least they could not hit him from where they were. He knew he could not let them escape and he tried to get the attention of David and Mackensie. If they could lay some cover fire with their crossbows...

Then the door from which they had entered earlier flew open in a cloud of smoke, revealing something that looked like a massive knight. The raw power that resonated from the walking terror was almost overwhelming. And not just for Yakeru. While he was still wondering if the knight would be friend or foe, he charged and hacked into the goblins. Their shield did not do them any good as it was ignored by the sheer force of the blows the knight gave them. Truly impressive to say the least. Yakeru stared at the scene with open mouth as the goblins tried to make their way back outside, closely followed by the frenzied knight.

Yakeru decided that this was a good moment to engage and push forward, the knight providing a good distraction as he waltzed over them like a bulldozer. 

He managed to cut a straggler who did not get away in time, slicing him diagonally from shoulder to waist, staining the floor with its blood. 

Suddenly, however, the gobs stopped as their way out was being blocked by a company of knights. The ideal time to strike them all down. Though there was a change in atmosphere and a terrified voice yelled something Yakeru could not hear well. More voices repeated the same thing followed by screams and howl in desperation or pain. It chilled his blood and for a moment it seemed that this was the only thing one could hear. As the screams eventually stopped as well, an eerie silence followed. 

A hooded figure of a woman walked into the lobby, her spear still dripping with fresh blood. Now he knew what had happened to the knights outside. She had all the authority that made everyone known that she was the leader of the army attacking the city, not only because the goblins bowed for her or how she acted, no it radiated from every fibre of her being. For Yakeru, she was exactly how a villain or an antagonist would look like. He gripped his sword tighter and swallowed visibly. If this would come to a fight with the main bad...woman, he did not know if they would make it. Hell she defeated single handedly a whole company of knights.

He could not see her eyes through her white mask but he could sense she was watching them. Carefuly. Deliberating. Then she bowed her head, while stepping out of their way, pointing her bloody spear at the entrance. 

[i]Does she intent on letting us leave? Just like that?[/i]

It was a tempting offer because perhaps they were in over their heads and this way they might survive. To be honest who and what were they even fighting for exactly? He quickly shook his head trying to make that thought disappear. This would be the point of no return for them and he had made his choice.

“Just like that, huh? Why would we trust that you would let us walk away unharmed. You haven't even introduced yourself.” He took a few steps closer to the hooded lady. “Perhaps you could come here, kneel down before us and beg for forgiveness for all the carnage and innocents you and your army have killed. Maybe WE would be inclined on letting you go unharmed.” His words were bold and haughty, though his heart felt frozen as he knew her gaze would be locked on him. 

“So? What say you?”