From the level below them the noise of scurrying claws scratching against stone caught Alyssa's attention, causing her to look away from Jules back to the steps disappearing down into the dark, and there at the edge of the flickering torchlight cast by Salla's lantern three fiendish-looking giant rats appeared, crawling up the stairs towards them.<br/><br/>Calmly Alyssa sheathed her sword and moved up alongside Salla, pulling out her shortbow as well as her remaining arrows as she moved down the steps. Three remaining arrows and three enemies, she would have to make her shots count. She would move back up the steps while shooting to stay out of range of the monstrous rodents, or possibly retreat back into the hidden door Jules had found if it opened in time. Notching her first arrow, she raised her bow to take aim at the closest rat closing in up the stairs.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Roll <a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/258598">Archery</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">2d6</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">9</span></div></div></div>