Leila quickly recovered her bearings as Tony stood in front of her with his shields up. The illithid was still there, watching at them. It seemed Leila's little attack hadn't done any significant damage towards him.

Leila quickly cast a protection from evil spell for her and her nearby allies (excepting Vreskrr, since she was a demon and demons weren't usually good aligned). It would help greatly in preventing the illithid from probing and manipulating their minds. It was the most dangerous aspect of facing off against an illithid, as it could dominate you and make you act against your own will.

Now, they just had to be careful with his telekinesis. Wanting to make sure that she wouldn't make the same mistake again, she created a tiny but strong holy string that bind her right hand with her sword. It would make sure that she wouldn't be disarmed again as she could just pull on the string and receive her sword back instantly.

She just stood there, watching the illithid. She had a thought of making the first move, but she was afraid she would fall for his trap. Besides, she wasn't sure that they should take him on now. With their current level of strength, she doubted their victory.

She then noticed Sven walking towards the portal. He then said how they were weak, and they would just die if they stayed here. 

And she knew he was right. She almost called to him but she realized it would just bring doom to them all if she provoked him to fight seriously.

They had to retreat. Run away and build up their strength first.

And she hated that. She hated the fact that she couldn't just smite the evil right in front of her right away, so they wouldn't be able to cause more chaos and suffering in the world. She knew many more innocents will die by their actions, and she lacked the strength to stop them.