Maria nods briefly, satisfied at the effect her attack had on the snakehead and his minions. She's going to need to get down there as quick as she can... but with a look to her right, she realizes that there's still the issue of the cultist standing up by the bound woman. She doesn't want the bound girl to get hurt, but she also can't leave Lissu to deal with all those fools by herself...<br/><br/>Though she does get a wicked idea that might come in handy.<br/><br/>With the briefest crack of her knuckles, she turns to the cudgel-wielding man and smirks, showing her teeth like a wolf with its prey in sight.<br/><br/>"You'd best do a better job o' protectin', fella... 'cause I'm about ta go kill your god..."<br/><br/>With a vicious chuckle, the monk charges down the stairs, hoping to catch the man off-guard enough to dodge any passing club-strikes as she goes, and aims a vicious, flaming, running kick right to the ribs of the entangled snake-headed man...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">Swift action to taunt the cultist. No real rules for it, but my hope would be that he would chase after Maria to protect the Snake-head, rather than turning his attention on the bound girl. <br/><br/>After that, it's a charge followed by a kick. <br/>Attack: 1d20+9=23<br/>Damage: 1d6+5+1d6= 5+4</div></div>