Hawke was caught off guard at first by the woman speaking foriegn words in a guttural tone, proceeding to shout something at the door. When he saw the frost magic escape her mouth, though, he'd panicked.

[Color=Silver][b]"NONONONO, WAIT-"[/b][/color]

But the magic had already covered the door, breaking the protective runes and setting off the trap. He recoiled a bit from the sound of flames exploding from the door, incinerating whatever was outside it. Good for now, but the protective element was done for. He was sort of hoping for the bugs to set it off by themselves...

He had no time to complain, though, because more of the freaks were trying to get in from the window. Similarly protected, those windows wouldn't break any time soon, but the trap would go off before they came too close. He had to gear up.

The small one had grabbed the keys and taken the liberty of opening the armory. Good form. She proceeded to go on a speech about survival and victory in the face of danger, something akin to that of a superior officer. If she wasn't some sort of noble, he didn't know what was. He wasn't paying attention, though, helping himself to some nice flexible leather armor, making sure to cover his chest and arms with some durable plate.

Having finished her little speech, the small noble spoke to him.

[color=6ecff6]"Sir will you give us aid in this battle? If it's not too much to ask."[/color]

Hawke responded as if the answer was obvious.

[Color=Silver][b]"Well, I'd like to get out of here as much as you. Seeing as there's no other way down, I suppose I could lend a hand."[/b][/color]

As he adjusted his armor, he felt a tug on his leg. It was that other psuedo-noble, grabbing at his pants to gain attention like a small child. How adorable. She pointed at the bug outside the window.

[Color=silver]"... Were they human...?"[/color]

Hawke sighed as he gave an answer.

[Color=silver][b]"... 'Were' is the keyword. They're not human anymore. I recommend that you avoid getting hurt by these things, unless you feel like joining them."[/b][/color]

He grabbed Aether and prepared himself for the beasts to rush them. He started to grin slightly in the face of his first real battle in years.

[Color=silver][b]"... If you're scared, you can get behind me and stay out of my way."[/b][/color]