As Marianne called to her allies to gather around the Mantis, Fariha decided to ignore her. Getting near a massive target was a bad idea for anyone, especially her allies. The wood elf stayed near the backline as everyone advanced forward, the Stormvermin halting the advancement through their power and size. Fariha attempted to slay the armoured rats from afar, but their movements were swift enough for the arrows to harmlessly bounce off their thick armour.

Down to her last arrow, she nocked and drew it as she took some time to carefully aim it. Small gaps in the Stormvermin's armour were the only valuable targets on the field as the Gutter-Runners disappeared from sight, the clan rats were nothing to really worry about. Fariha immediately regretted her brief complacency as she felt something pull at her bow. Having a firm grip on the bow was essential for any archer, but to also have a relaxed grip was something that had to be trained. The bow slipped easily out of her grip as she unsheathed her hunting knife with her other hand, the primary weapon skittering across the stone floor. She spun around, greeting the thrusting blade with her knife. However such a movement put her slightly off balance due to her recent injury. She cursed as she launched forward, grabbing the Gutter-runner's outstretched arm, pulling it toward her to the side. Her boot planted itself firmly into the Skaven's ribs, dislocating it's arm and breaking some of the cage.

The elf was surrounded by lesser clan rats by now and she needed to find an escape route. The rats may follow closely on her heels, but if she could somehow lead them to a dwarf or two, she'd be fine for the moment.

The wood elf rushed towards one of the clan rats that circled her, dodging it's sword thrust before cutting it's throat open. She swiftly took the damaged blade from the dying rat as she pushed passed the dead body. For now, she had abandoned her bow. She was confident that she could retrieve it soon enough. As she broke through the line of Skaven, she noticed that Marianne was also being ambushed. She could tell that the insect mage was in a bad position. Fariha took it upon herself to try help the mage, but she first had to make her way to the mantis.