Still reeling from the ice spike, the crossbowman was charged by Janius, bringing them both tumbling to the ground. Janius tried to pin the Bosmer and choke him, but he had to struggle as he retrieved a knife and almost sunk it into Janius' side. Janius managed to grab his wrist and stop the dagger, but the Bosmer was stronger than he looked. It would take a while to overpower him.

Although perhaps not the best use of her magic, Sabine's flames had given her some space. She stepped back and tried to address the nearest threat. Regardless of the fact that both she and Peiter were unarmed, the man with the sword and buckler seemed to have some skill. Sabine might have been able to hit him with a more powerful spell. She just had to concentrate. She fumbled with a spell in her hands, trying to make a small ice storm spell to weaken him. She might have managed it, too, but the Imperial would not give her reprieve. All it took was a swing for her to jump back and break her concentration. With another step up, the bandit reared to thrust his short sword into Sabine's stomach, but the grey mass of Tzirret's beast form seemed to appear beside him and rake him across the head with large claws before the strike could commit.

Perhaps unbeknownst to the retreating leader, there were more threats than she had accounted for in her retreat. Gallus was not going to let her get away. With a deft movement, he flipped the dagger in his off hand so he held the blade, then pitched the dagger hard at the leader, aiming for one of her legs. If that wasn't bad enough, Fendros emerged from behind the rock that he had placed Rhazii, ears flattened and teeth bared. He could smell the fear of the leader and ran to close the distance to her.