At first, Kaleeth's presence put the enemy on the front line in a position of backing down. Even for a werebeast, the way that Kaleeth crushed the armour and shields of the others like paper was discouraging to say the least. Of course, the leader of the assault knew better. Orders from the enemy assault kicked a reserve of discipline into the soldiers at the front. This was a risk that the defenders were making. If Kaleeth was killed, defence would be compromised.

The mercenaries took a new formation and tried to push either side of Kaleeth in an attempt to surround her. They seemed confident that Kaleeth would not back away while enraged. The initial push seemed successful enough that an enemy mage was ordered to stun Kaleeth. A green bolt of magic struck the werecrocodile and she found that she could not move. Spears were being reared to strike her, but quite another thing happened.

Meesei suddenly appeared amongst a stream of bright blue light and noise. The hunters recoiled and were shocked by gaunt fingers of lightning flashing forth from her form. The entire defence looked up and seemed to feel a surge of confidence when they saw Meesei. The advance that they had made around Kaleeth was retaken in time for Kaleeth to recover from her paralysis. Vera shouted for them all to keep up the pressure, but the enemy simply had no more room to retreat. The fight started to stagnate on the front end, but at least the defenders were not losing. On the other side, hunters were continuing to melt away. The resistance was so packed and the warband so relentless that the ground they gained was being coated in blood and bodies.

While all others were focussed on killing, Fendros had fought his way to the corridor itself. His single-minded objective of getting to the other side meant that he was now surrounded and was not fighting cautiously. He tried to defend himself while pushing his enemies back towards the defenders, but he could not win forever. He was struck deeply in the back of the leg by a spear, then in one arm, and then the other shoulder. The three spears forced him down to the floor and kept him pinned.

One hunter tried to finish Fendros off with a sword while others held him, but he underestimated how long his colleagues would last. Seemingly out of nowhere, Janius jumped forward and swiped the hunter off Fendros. In mere seconds, Fendros' crazed advance had effectively split the mercenaries into two groups in their chamber. Those resisting were killed so quickly and efficiently that the warband's front lines had reached the corridor behind Fendros in little time at all. After dispatching Fendros' assailants, Janius continued to cut a swathe down the corridor, though more carefully than Fendros. He had his own reason to get to the other side.

The mercenary force were defending themselves madly at this point. They had lost almost all of their discipline and cohesion. They were trying to survive without any hope left.

Janius eventually gained so many reciprocal cuts to his arms in the corridor fight that he was forced to back away and let another ally leap over him to continue the fight. On his way back, he saw Fendros struggling to get up. Janius dragged him back until he was out of the warband's way, though Fendros tried to resist. Before Janius was done dragging him, Fendros passed out due to his wounds. This battle would have to finish soon, both for Fendros and Kaleeth's sakes.