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Syrathic was surprised by what he saw. Instead of just one prisoner and one guard, as he had hoped, there were instead three prisoners and two guards. "What do you do now, Syrathic?" he asked himself.
In the cavern, the sounds of battle filled the darkness. The elf heard the twang of Brendon's bow and the chaos of the spell-affected grimlocks. Suddenly, an explosion rocked the cavern, shocking most everyone it didn't kill. Even Syrathic jumped. The two guards noticed as well, and turned away from delivering the killing blow to one of the gnomes. "Here's your chance,"
he told himself.
He quickly formed a hasty plan and prayed that it would work. The elf, still hidden from view, snuck behind the nearest guard and struck him from behind with his blades. He hoped for a killing blow here, so that he would only have to deal with one guard. He could then dash out and bring that guard into the din of the cavern, where help would be waiting. This would free up Dankorona to free the prisoners and get them out of harm's way. Of course, if both guards stayed alive, they might not both chase him, and that would make things more complicated.
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