_Wes?_ Maddox stood up straight out of his combat stance, letting the Rune Knight in front of him fall to the ground without any further afflictions. Though there were still several left to dispatch, the name caught Maddox's attention. He looked down the hallway and into the room, letting his eyes confirm that the person Sayuri was talking to was indeed Wes. But there was a problem with that...

His left fist shot out in a hard punch, hitting a Knight directly in the center of his chestplate. The metal dented severely from the blow and the man let out a loud gasp of air. Clearly the wind was knocked out of him as he was wheezing all the way to the floor. "Sayuri wait," Maddox instructed, beginning to walk down the hallway. He stopped by Karn, confirming also that he was indeed being pinned down by Gravity Magic. Two more Knights tried to flank Maddox and attack him at the same time, flinging fireballs at him, but the man took a step back and dodged the attack effortlessly.

Maddox jumped to the man at his left, delivering an armor-denting kick to his abdomen and using that force to spring at the other Knight, giving him an identical present. With those two dispatched, combined with the work Sayuri and Karn put in, the Rune Knights were all on the ground in various states of incapacitation. "This isn't the right Wes," Maddox stated now that there was far less noise in the hallway, making sure everyone heard him. His eyes narrowed as he began walking toward the Wes in the room at the end of the hallway. "Release Karn." He pointed at the restrained beast, just in case Wes didn't know him by his name.

After giving him that command he continued walking towards Sayuri and Wes. "I got it," Maddox spoke after a moment of silence. "I've figured out what is happening here." He stopped at the doorway, letting his red eyes take an unsettling glare upon the man called Wes. "You aren't from this world." Maddox finally closed his eyes and let out a sigh. "But... if you are Wes..." His eyes opened again, resuming his deadly serious expression. "I would like to have that book now. In case you aren't up-to-date, the person we are trying to retrieve is you."