It seemed they all had the same sort of idea, and Marek gladly took the key as Shadow slapped it into his hand. He was glad she could pick him out from all the others, his scent giving him away as far as she was concerned. He made his way back to Sybille, the elf apparently unhappy with him, though he'd not been able to do anything for her without the key. She made quick work of a few of the guards with her water magic - something the bandits had been rather remiss in discovering. Mentioning the dwarves Marek nodded and gestured, still wanting to keep some semblance of subterfuge, and led her to the where the dwarves were, though there were several bandits in the vicinity and he wasn't sure if Sybille could slip by undetected. As for himself, in the guise of one of their own he could at least have the element of surprise.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)"><span style="font-size: 10px"><b>"I can get closer and take a few of them out."</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 15px"> he suggested. He knew once they had freed the dwarves that they'd have that many more on their side and they were a notoriously tough race. They'd need all the help they could get against these numbers. </span></span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 15px">Casually making his way toward the bandits that guarded the dwarves, Marek raised his hand in greeting. A couple of the bandits, of the dozen or so who were there, greeted him back though obviously didn't immediately recognize him. A downfall of having such a large group of thieves. In an instant he moved to attack, the close quarters of the bandits working to his advantage as it made it much harder for them to bring weapons to bear. Lashing out with fists and knees Marek rendered two of the men unconscious before the others could even really react. This was the tricky part now, and Marek could only hope that Shadow and Elri were close by, as well as Sybille, since the others would raise a cry of alarm and there was little chance that Marek could stop them all before others would hear...</span></span>