Farish had just crossed the threshold out of the inn when a sound behind him made him stop, turn around, and retrace his steps.<span style="font-style: italic">That sounds like... footsteps,</span>he thought, feeling nervous. As if to confirm his suspicions, Chizu crawled up onto his head and growled, barring her small fangs. A moment later, the doors burst open and demons began streaming in by the dozens. Luckily, he'd shown many of the patrons outside already, but there were still others, and they were now terribly outnumbered.<span style="font-style: italic">So many of them,</span>he thought. Darakus and the bald man (excluding the lesser fighters who'd managed to hold their own 'till now, but would surely be useless from here on) were the only fighters left against an army.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">We have to run away,</span>he thought.<span style="font-style: italic">Whatever object they're looking for, they'll probably think one of the stronger guys has it. If we run and they follow... Even if these guys can beat this many foes, what will become of this inn?</span>The fighters somehow held their own long enough for the boy to charge up his aura.<br/><br/>"Darakus, Mister," he called. "We can't stay here! I think they'll follow us if we leave and I might be able to get us a head start." He paused for a moment to breath deeply then started forward, toward the rough line that the demons were having trouble crossing. The boy spoke softly in Elvish,<span style="font-style: italic">"For ill will to be restrained, life preserved, and battle ceased..."</span>He held up his hands and formed a barrier between the demons and the others, one that spanned the width of the building. This one wasn't clear, but webbed with translucent runes and magic circles.<span style="font-style: italic">"Great wall barrier."</span>With the casting done, the boy spoke quickly to the other fighters. "Sound proof and nearly unbreakable, but it has a time limit. They'll probably figure out they can take the long way around it before that though, so I suggest we run now."