He had just sat down in the chair to the entrance, and looked at Meridia, before nodding. He stood up, and used his best sergeant's voice. "Soldiers, arm yourselves and prepare to defend the diplomats. Bandits are approaching. THAT WAS AN ORDER, SOLDIERS! GET YOUR ASSES MOVING!"<br/><br/>He turned to Meridia and Night. "Meridia, put a wall or something up if you know how. Night, you pick up anything that gets past the soldiers."<br/><br/>The moment the first hostile broke through the trees, he grabbed the forest energies again, but instead of coaxing them to grow, instead they exploded, spiky thorns and branches thrusting out like spears, and roots rising like traps to entangle and break legs.