Janius and Sabine exchanged a look when the call for a ward was made. Janius shooed Sabine with the back of his hand. "I'll stay up front. Go help them."

Sabine seemed to enter a state of focus and turned to get to the contested doorway. She didn't remember to give Janius a reply, but there was no time. Her hands went from yellow to glowing bright blue when she reached the door. She extended them and projected a rippling half-bubble against the next oncoming spell. She remembered her training with Meesei; don't just block everything out. Take in the spell's power without taking its harm.

The first fireball to impact made her flinch, but she succeeded in repelling its effects. She then crouched to allow Ahnasha and Fendros to fire back into the room.

Fendros tracked the origin of the fireball and had an arrow drawn already. The shot from this distance was easy. He released his arrow, aiming for the chest.

Watching on, Gallus flicked his head between the melee above and the doorway behind. "Stop whatever they're doing in there! Peiter, get up here and help Lorag out!"

"Lorag," Janius called out from behind the arcs of his hammer, "if you want to get back there, I can take over here!"