Escape

The lord waved his rapier and grinned before sticking it on the floor beneath.

"You had nerves trying to steal from me, don't you know who I am!?" He boasted his position of being the Lord of the Fortress City of Tork. He was brimming with anger as he threw threat upon threat against the two intruders.

His soldiers have surrounded the two with their swords drawn and shields raised. In such a tight space, they could not risk using their magic to the fullest or they may do more damage than what is acceptable. If they make too much of a fuss, they'll bring much suspicion towards them and the newly emergent Machine Empire.

It's only been a month ever since the crusade started, news of it had spread across the peninsula through travelers, messengers, merchants and the like. Rumors of an unknown power suddenly emerging from the forest spread like wildfire and many came to the conclusion that the new power was of demonic origin, hence the crusade.