Ahnasha moved upstairs and began work on setting up the fire salt flask as Ariel was placing the runes. Just as Ariel had indicated before with her detect life spell, the tower seemed completely empty, apart from the Dunmer they had just carried outside. She made sure to place the somewhere that it would do the most damage. Some of the production equipment was upstairs as well, so the flask would cause a chain reaction with those as well. Additionally, it would put a hole in the floor that would cause the detonation of the runes on the ground floor. Since they did not need as much time to escape, Ahnasha cut the fuse in half; as she did not want anything to interrupt the detonation once they were escaping. 

Once Ariel was upstairs, she motioned over to the door from her position kneeled down next to the flask. "Open the door, I'll light this one. I cut the fuse in half, so we'll need to make sure to move quickly. I'll light this, then I'll get us out of here quickly." Ahnasha said, creating a small flame on the tip of her finger. She hovered it over the fuse, then looked up to Ariel. "Okay, go get out onto the wall!" She shouted. Once the fuse ignited, she jumped up and ran for the door, beginning her transformation as she sprinted. By the time Ariel turned around to see if Ahnasha was following, she was in her werewolf form and only a few feet away. She snatched up Ariel, holding her close to her body with one arm, then leaped off of the wall out of the keep. In her wolf form, she could easily handle the drop, so as soon as she hit the ground, she was able to keep running away from the walls with no delay. After about fifteen seconds, she heard an explosion behind her, followed by a chain reaction of detonations, and the deafening collapse of the tower. Technically, she could have put down Ariel at that point, but even while running on only two legs, she could cover more ground more quickly while carrying her than if they were walking together. Her destination was the meeting place they had designated on the way to the keep, which was about ten minutes away at a good pace. 

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Meesei saw that the witches were near to breaking through the door, but when she heard the unmistakable sound of a tower collapsing outside, the witches outside paused for a moment. The shock and surprise of yet another detonation delayed them from breaking through hopefully long enough for them to escape unhindered, and without having to kill any of the witches. She had an idea of how to escape without needing to use the doors, but first, she needed to get Lorag and Sabine from downstairs. 

Meesei headed downthe spiral staircase to the scene that was unfolding below. The first thing she saw was Lorag standing mere feet from two witches, both of which were hesitating. Sabine was curled up in a corner cowering in fear, and was likely the source of the witches' confusion. On the far side of the room, she could just make out the form of one or more children hiding behind some barrels, who were almost certainly the reason for Sabine's current condition. Meesei walked down the staircase carrying a commanding posture. It was fortunate that Lorag had not yet attacked, as it was possible in this situation that they might avoid bloodshed. 

"Hold." Meesei commanded, keeping a firm eye locked on the witches. In such a close range environment, Lorag would almost certainly be able to kill them before they could do too much harm with their spells, but all the same, she kept a ward visible around herself. "Taking your lives is not our purpose here. Stay your hand, and you will be safe. [i]They[/i] will be safe." She said, motioning to the children behind the barrels. "Attack, or follow us, and you will not be safe." Meesei walked over and kneeled down in front of Sabine, while Lorag maintained his position and continued to look intimidating. Meesei placed a hand on the right side of Sabine's wolfen face and looked into her eyes with a soft, caring expression. "Sabine, it is time for us to go. They will not harm you, and we shall not harm them. We just need to leave now, okay?"