Gallus bared his teeth and almost cursed. It would have been much easier if they could see a staircase from here, but as a silver lining, at least there was no opposition. After looking in either direction of the hallway for a few moments, he surmised that a staircase would make the most sense to be closest to the walls. As well, these halls possibly lead to the other doors at some point. He stepped through the door and shouted back to his group. "Ghita! Pa'sura! Get your packs in here!" Gallus beckoned the alphas of two prides under his command to file through the door. Gallus was not of the mind to realise the semantics of pride versus pack. "One of each of you, take either direction! Look for a staircase up or a doorway into the main chamber behind the enemy, and then send a runner to tell us! If you meet any resistance, come back here! Be quick, don't get trapped! We'll hold here!"

The prides dispersed and Gallus stepped back into the battle in the chamber. It was no less chaotic than before, but it appeared as though the enemy had blundered in trying to envelope his breakaway group. Gallus took the front and decided to have his formation be the anvil against Ri'vashi's hammer, lest they thin themselves out as well.

Janius shouted in triumph when the combined efforts of the mages broke one of the oil pots. Though spilt oil still dripped down from the overhang, it was far from damaging. He returned his efforts towards fending off archers as Ahnasha, Fendros, and Sabine approached.

"Any sight of Meesei?" Fendros shouted as he joined him in dispatching the combatants above them.

Janius shook his head. "Just stay alive! Don't get shot!" Janius reflexively raised his shield over Fendros' shoulder to intercept an arrow it was blocked with a metallic thud. "Like that!"

Fendros was visibly more cautious after that, taking cover more often than not.

Once the pack was united, they followed the lead of Lorag once again. With how the momentum was turning, it was likely that they would be pushing the enemy back behind the various doors soon.