The three bandits with Aleena looked to each other, then back to her. "There are others inside the shop?<br/><br/>"They are on the trail of stolen cakes?"<br/><br/>"I fear our friends are surely in trouble!"<br/><br/>"We must rush to their aid!"<br/><br/>"Indeed, away!"<br/><br/>As a group, they bowed to Aleena, "I thank you for your aid, madam!"<br/><br/>Then they rushed back inside to join the battle, waving their rapiers around wildly once more.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>The battle, meanwhile, was practically over as soon as it began. Evan and Lauriel leaped from surprise, Lauriel putting an arrow through one's knee, Evan weaving a spell of sleep that saw half of the bandits falling to the ground. Sophie pulled back the curtain and finished the job with another spell of sleep.<br/><br/>"Alas," one sang as he collapsed, "I do decry, thy song is nigh a lullaby..."<em>whumph</em>, he hit the ground, snoring.<br/><br/>The sight of Sophie molesting Filauria drove the elf tailor into a rage once more. Slipping out of her husband's grasp and over the prone forms of the bandits she rushed toward Sophie, although with a big bodyguard in the way she mostly just wound up ineffectively pounding her fists on Kairen's armor. "I'll tie you up and whip you raw, you poxy whore!"<br/><br/>"T-this is... please stop her, she's going to hurt herself..." Filauria whimpered to Sophie.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">...ahahah. SO. Two sleep spells plus an 11 damage arrow is enough to put out all four bandits. I would have asked Maria to interject and maybe prevent some damage to the group by taking out the enemy before they could act, but both the bandit and the elf missed horrendously.<br/><br/>Aleena is kind enough to let the remaining three know the score, so they rush back inside and are at the front of the shop; they have expended their action, but we'll say that puts them 30' away from the group. If Aleena wants to interject and stop them, she can roll into initiative and act!<br/><br/>Oh! Please put your current/max HP and AC in your mechanics spoilers, for convenience's sake.<br/>Initiative Order:<br/>Maria: 22<br/>Evan: 19 (acted)<br/>Sophie: 13 (acted)<br/>Bandits and Raging Lady Tailor: 13 (acted)<br/>Kairen: 10<br/>Lauriel: 7 (acted)</div></div>