"Damn...I thought that tasted a little too bitter..." He said softly almost berating himself for drinking it as the group made the contents of the glasses known. It must have been a very weak poison or it was terribly made. As he thought about it he assumed that it was a little of both. As he heard the dull ringing of a bell he perked up his eyes, using them to trail across the rather small confines of the bar that surrounded the rather small group of people now huddled together. Valin grew a small knot in his stomach as he heard the familiar and yet haunting sound of clacking metallic boots as they hit against the rough ground. He couldn't tell where they were coming from but knew he was in for something that he would rather not be at this point.<br/><br/>He watched as a secret door opened and a flood of men surged forth and into the room. He watched with utter defeat as the horde of men plunged into the confines. The shock alone of how many men there were became a rather all consuming thought. He weighed the rather ridiculous odd in his head. There had to be at least 50 or 60 of these...Bandits in the lower floor, and the maker only knew how many there were outside. He then darted to the room around them. As well as himself there were four other people. Sure at least one of them was a mage, and the dwarf and elves seemed more then capable. However those odds were rather off. Seeing that a fight was less then a perfect idea he turned his mind quickly to finding a way out. His eyes trailed over to the stairs and seeing as it was one of the few uncovered spots left he saw it as their one and only option.<br/><br/>It didn't seem to matter however as one of the elven women used some form of magic that caused nature itself to rise up through the ground and create a barrier between the bandits and the small crowd of people. He turned quickly and drew his weapon as he made his way to the stairs. It was as if his aura changed and the expression returned to one of assertion. "Quickly Everyone up the stairs! I'll bring up the rear! Move!" He shouted to the group pointing to the stairs as he re gripped his greatsword. As soon as the others were up he followed directly behind letting his heavy boots carry his feet as fast as they could to get away from this nightmare that had formed out of nowhere.