Evan's reply to Pride's question was interrupted by the shout of an adventurer who had just returned from a long-distance quest.
He saw the cloud of smoke from afar and had rushed in with his party of three to assess the situation. Upon seeing Evan and Pride who were standing still in the middle of all this chaos, he called out to them.
**BOOOMMM!!!
Evan dropped the last potion bottle he had on the floor and was about to answer the man when a sudden explosion from the direction of the merchant's store where Xakon crashed in caught his attention.
He activated his mystic eyes and read the flow of magic power, instantly understanding that the explosion, was a diversion.
"Oh Shit!"
Turning around, his eyes barely caught the sight of the bleeding Xakon creating a sword of black ice and dashing towards the group with bloodshot eyes.
He pushed Pride out of the way and grabbed the unforged, raising it in the air to block the black ice blade that threatened to lop off his head.