Hesitating at her speech, the man had pulled a throwing knife from his belt but listening to her, seeing the flames, and the advance, the man seemed a little shaken. As Maria began her count, the '1' had the man tense, but '2' saw the man turning and fleeing to the dark tunnel behind, leaving only Maria and uncouncious Lissu into the room.<br/><br/>All that there was seemed to be the pile of furs, a pair of barrels, all packed against 1 wall, and on the other side a pair of storm lanterns attached to hooks, their lids removed to shine light all around. By the smell of those barrels, they contained oil. Lot of it.