After Torus' words, few other words were exchanged. Most agreed with his notion: It was time to act. Even Parum who was not too enthusiastic about this manoeuvre eventually followed, being the last one to approach the mill. They could cross the stream just fine, especially with the water wheel that powered the mill still turning. Why it did so was unclear to most, but Kyra who had been here since the beginning had happened to notice how the mill had been operation later than usual. They just hadn't had the time to shut it down before they had had to run for their lives.

Their formation was hastily built, but in the end Orchid happened to be the spearhead of the strike, sneaking furthest away from Parum who indeed remained at the back. The next one to the front was the priestess of Chauntea, eager to strike at those that had wronged her home town, followed by the Paladin, leaving the Druid to fill in the final remaining spot. They got quite close, but eventually the one slightly further away heard a noise coming from their left.

They slapped their friend on the shoulder and shouted in common: "Defenders! Many of! Run!" with that, he himself was already following his advice and took off running without even drawing his weapon. The other froze on their tracks for a moment, but did begin stumbling away after their friend. Luckily enough, they didn't get quite far enough to escape Orchid's reach... The rest of them had already been further away and heard the commotion, backing off just as well.

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Parum has rolled [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/2630]9[/url] for stealth and [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/2631]6[/url] for initiative.

The other of the two that had been actively throwing torches spotted the party, taking off into a 60 feet dash when Orchid was about ten feet away from them. The other one clearly was not expecting this and even with the warning only managed to move 15 feet. The remaining two of the group of attackers are, after their Dash action, over one hundred feet away.

It would be [@The Harbinger of Ferocity]'s turn, following the one the enemies had on their count of 20.

And the rest of you should also know, combat has begun. [@Gordian Nought][@Norschtalen][@Lucius Cypher][@Ryonara]
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