[5 ft step closer to the six gnolls<br/>Spellcraft to cast defensively DC 17, 11+8 = 19<br/><em>Burning hands</em>(4+4+2)+3 = 13 fire, DC 13 Ref, to catch the large group]<br/><br/>The magic aura manages to deflect what she can't dodge of the first gnoll, but the second manages to strike her.  Grunting at the blow, she sees even more lining up behind them.  It was either running for the door behind them, hoping to escape, or...<br/><br/>Sidestepping between the to large hyena-men, Embry brings herself<em>closer</em>to the pack.  Like her foster father taught her, corridors are your friend if you can breathe fire.  With a little magic, she could, and with a hard blow, a gout of flame shot from her lips, scorching as many of the lanky beasts as she could.