It was the guided that threw him off initially, but he soon had an idea of what might have happened to them, though the thought of someone, even a lich, crazy enough to try and control that kind of a phenomenon was a bit unsettling. He mentally twisted the air elemental free of the two lions, healing it, making it fireproof and directing it to turn into a whirlwind, battering the four creatures as it swirled about. He then blasted the room with dragon fire, before hunching down a little so the others could use ranged weapons to hurt the things, though he backed up to give them a better angle even if they backed up. "Ranged weapons, keep your distance!"