Even if Ariel had not warned them about the illusions, Meesei would not have been phased. The magic involved was easy enough to detect for one sufficiently trained in the magical arts, though that likely wouldn't apply to the average intruder. Meesei simply grabbed onto her necklace and waited as the line of undead soldiers charged them. Once they were close enough, she activated the enchantment, directing the wave of energy at the three running at her. Two of them were close enough together that the blast enveloped both of them, and it was a simple matter of activating it again to deal with the third. All three were but piles of bones before her, and her pack was having similar success. 

Lorag was practically excited for the bonewalkers to reach him so he could test out his magic hammer. When it looked like they were getting close enough, he swung it in a wide arc in front of him. The first skeleton did block, but the enchantment in the weapon still discharged to kill it instantly. The hammer pushed its way through the first sentinel an into another beside it in the same swing, and with the same results. A third came up behind the first two and got in a swing at him, but Lorag was able to use the haft of his hammer to deflect the blow. Normally, he wouldn't have the momentum in his current position to do any real damage, but when he pushed the head of his hammer forward and impacted the skeleton's torso, the enchantment killed it all the same. "Ha, too easy! It's like they're not even trying." Lorag shouted confidently.

Inside, the sounds of combat were quickly alerting the witches that something was amiss. From their hiding spot, Ahnasha could hear muffled voices inside the tower. She had a hard time making out exactly what they were saying, but clearly, they were used to the illusions scaring away intruders if the skeletons did not. As the sounds of fighting continued on outside, Ahnasha heard even more voices in the tower, then footsteps. It appeared that Ariel was correct in her prediction that the witches would eventually leave.Just as before, they were completely motionless in the shadows, watching as each witch left the tower one by one. After it seemed that all of the witches had left, Ahnasha looked to Ariel for confirmation from her life detection spell, then proceeded to lead the way inside.