Ora ran with the grace and discrection of a panicked goblin... in saying that Ora ran with flailing arms and screams escaping her mouth. Goblins were always shorter than humans, so it was only a matter of time for the humans to catch up to her and capture or kill her, but she had to make her way back to the group to adequetly warn them of the impending threat. "Eke! Dee! Humans are in the dungeon!!" She called down the hallway, hoping the sounds would bounce off the walls and carry the message back to all of them. It would have to, otherwise the other goblins could be slaughtered by the invading humans. Ora never realized that she knocked out one of the humans with the rock, but at that moment she really didn't care at all about that minute detail. But to her absolute horror, her feet gave out from under her and she slipped after trying to execute a high-speed corner around a wall, causing her to fall and roll on the floor for just a few seconds, but it she knew that it would be more than enough time for the humans to close the distance and capture her.

Sokoya hissed happily when Orion said that she could perform the task she wanted to do for some time now. "Thank you Orion. I'm sure that the humans will be none the wiser to what we are doing." She clasped her hands together in excitement before her attention was pulled to approaching footsteps. She turned and watched as several lizardmen walked into the main room and stopped in front of Orion before bending a knee to him out of pure respect. All of them wore body paint and headdresses as a part of their tribe and their religion, but the one in the middle was their chieftain, Elli Ma'Ri. "Orion, you have blessed us with a safe domain for our tribe to live and grow, and we come before you this time to ask for a simple favor." Orion leaned forward out of interest, noticing that Elli had a few symbols on his chest that matched the female beside him. Elli grinned before he and the female stepped forward. "I have found the one to stand by my side and to help me lead the tribe for the rest of our lives together, and, gods willing, we would like it for you to bless us and give us your approval." Orion stayed still for a second before leaning back and resting on the throne, his mind flowing to answer them. "Elli, chief of the lizardmen that live within this dungeon, I give you my blessing. If she wills for it and your gods do not object to the pairing, then I see no reason as to why I should interject." Elli's face betrayed a grin but he banished it and recomposed himself. "You do not need my word or blessing for everything that happens within your tribe, but it wouldn't hurt to let me know what happens every now and again."

Zane didnt stop chasing the goblin as he lunged at it, not realizing Amara was no longer with them. As Zane swung his sword, he didnt know if he hit the goblin as Caro and Iris ran past, hoping to help surround the goblin. The trio had done small things like this before, and were quite used to it, but they had no idea this dungeon would be worse than any others they dealt with before.

Amara heard the screams from up ahead before she slowly made her way towards the wall to lean against it. She closed her eyes, cursing to herself about the blood and getting hurt. She sighed as she tried to look around, hoping to find a way out. With some dizziness kicking in, there was no way for her to get out without help.

All Ora had to do was look at ground level and she already knew that the humans had surrounded her, judging by the sets of boots that she could see. Sighing heavily and accepting her fate, she stared up at the human with the sword with venom in her eyes and a scowl on her face. "You must think that you're really tough taking down a lonely goblin like me. But trust me..." She gave him a confident and toothy grin. "You'll be running for the hills when you see what lies within this dungeon. Feel high and mighty right now, but he will make sure that none of you make it out of here alive." Ora knew that referencing Orion was a risky play. He would prefer to work from within the dungeon instead of being on the front lines to take care of any intruders, however if the time called for it he would stand and fight for the safety of those who called the dungeon their home.

"Thank you Orion. I promise that we will not make you regret the blessing you have given to us." Elli bowed to Orion before bowing to Sokoya and the group left as quickly as they came in. After they exited the room all Sokoya could do was shake her head in disbelief. "I fail to understand how Elli holds you in such high regard, especially considering the fact that he is the chief and has to act like it at all times." She crossed her arms in confusion at the ways of the lizardmen. "I also can't understand how they think that I am connected to their deites." Orion rolled his eyes from that complaint. "I don't know the original reasoning behind it, but considering the similarities between lizardmen and Nagas, it wouldn't be too far of a stretch Sokoya. If I remember what the chieftain told me about it, they said that the Nagas were originally to live amongst the lizardmen to punish those who deserved punishment, whether it be from the chief or from the gods themselves, so in a way they think that you are a messenger and a bringer of justice for them, and that wouldn't be an unfounded assessment for you: your strength and intimidation has been able to defuse potentially disastrous situations between the different monsters... and invading humans, of course."

Zane laughed. "I highly doubt there is anything here we cannot handle" he said as he swung his sword once more, feeling it connect to something this time. He laughed before he spoke again. "Now, hows that darlin, seeing me in action like that" he asked before Iris looked up at Zane. "She collapsed back there. You bought a weakling. That rock knocked her down" she said, never liking Amara from the beginning. Zane looked back. "Well, go get her then. Caro and I will keep going" he said before Iris rolled her eyes, but still went back to look for the other female.

Amara slowly got rid of the dizziness as she made her way farther into the dungeon before she collapsed once more, blacking out this time.

(feel free to have a few take Amara now, and if you want to kill off the other 3. XD)

Zane laughed. "I highly doubt there is anything here we cannot handle" he said as he swung his sword once more, feeling it connect to something this time. He laughed before he spoke again. "Now, hows that darlin, seeing me in action like that" he asked before Iris looked up at Zane. "She collapsed back there. You bought a weakling. That rock knocked her down" she said, never liking Amara from the beginning. Zane looked back. "Well, go get her then. Caro and I will keep going" he said before Iris rolled her eyes, but still went back to look for the other female.

Amara slowly got rid of the dizziness as she made her way farther into the dungeon before she collapsed once more, blacking out this time.

(feel free to have a few take Amara now, and if you want to kill off the other 3. XD)

(Oh don't worry... the three will meet a grisly end, but not yet.)

Elli and the other lizardmen began making their way back to their portion of the dungeon, but something that the chieftain just remembered caused them to make an abrupt diversion of their route and towards the entrance of the dungeon. "I just remembered I have to talk to the goblin chief about the weapons they asked for us to make for them in case they need it." Ikka, the female that was now engaged to Elli, simply rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Those green imps can barely hold a stick and now they want proper spears and swords from us? Why did Orion ever say that this kind of thing was okay? The goblins are going to kill each other with the tools of battle we hand off to them before anyone ever shows up!" She complained to him, and even though she was completely validated in her statement; goblins proved not to be the most reliable when it came to weapons beyond sticks and rocks, but Elli knew that if the goblins were able to use the weapons effectively, then the tribe would be less likely to be called into action. It might have been selfish on his part for the line of thinking, but he would always put his tribe first. The group rounded a corner and their eyes went wide. Two humans were walking into the dungeon and left behind a dead goblin. Adventurers... no doubt coming here to kill and loot. Ikka and Elli stepped forward to fight them but the guards held them back. "We'll take them down. You need to get yourself and your engaged back to the tribe where it is safe." The lead guard told him. Elli bit back a few words and merely nodded, taking her hand and leading her away from the scene, leaving the four guards to advance on the humans with their shields and weapons: one with a club, one with a spear, and two with a sword. And since they were guards to the chieftain, they had the best equipment except for the chieftain himself, of course. They quickly advanced on the two humans with the intent on capturing them and bringing them to Orion, who would always take an interest as to why they would come down.

Eke and Dee finished their fight and let the other goblins break them up. "You need to work on your left Dee. It's too wild and you miss more than you hit." Eke said, grinning with a hint of blood leaking from his mouth. "Well your right isn't perfect either Eke." Dee replied, and the two calmed down enough for order to be restored and the status quo to return, however a series of noises quickly put that away once again. Eke and Dee looked in the direction of the noises and they looked at each other for the briefest of seconds, understanding that Ora went in that direction and she prided herself as being the sneakiest goblin in the dungeon, which admittedly was a low bar to hurdle over. Within seconds Eke and Dee led six other goblins armed with their "trusty sticks" as they made their way to where the noise came from, however bad directions caused them to lose their way and Eke and Dee began another argument. "I told you we should have taken that left! Now we're lost because of you!" Eke condemed Dee. "You told me to go right! You're the one with the best memory of the layout of the dungeon!" Dee countered, and before they got into another skirmish, they heard some footsteps. Killing the argument in an instant, the goblins all made their way towards the sounds and sure enough, it was an intruder, no, two intruders making the racket. One of them was on the ground while another one was making her way back to them. Eke grinned as he turned back to the group. "Okay here's the plan. We're going to charge the moving human, and when she counterattacks, we just avoid the hit and take her down with our trusty sticks!" All of the goblins agreed with this plan and they put it into motion: the goblin equivilant of "winging it" was in effect as the eight goblins charged at Iris, planning for sheer numbers and sticks to win the day.

Iris spotted Amara on the ground and rolled her eyes. "Such a weakling" she grumbled before she grabbed the passed out female, slinging her over her shoulders. *Well, at least she is light* she thought as she started making her way back towards Zane and Caro. When she knew they were in ear shot, she called out. "Your new pet passed out Zane" she called, irritation in her voice as she watched Zane place his sword away, him and Caro oblivious to the oncoming danger. "I am sure there is a reason she passed out" Zane said as he looked over to Amara. Looking her over he nodded. "Looks like she was hit in the head. She has a cut that would have done that." He didnt like Iris' tone and his his own countering back made that clear. Iris rolled her eyes. "I still dont know why you couldnt have just left her back at the hut. If you tied her up she would have still been there when you got back" Iris grumbled, passing Amara to Zane before she pulled out a rather thick stick. When she scraped it against the dungeon wall, a flame burst from the tip, creating a torch.

With the lizardmen guards on one side and the goblins on the other side, the monsters pinched the humans from both sides. The goblins charged after Iris, who was carrying the unconscious Amara, but they noticed that some lizardmen were also chasing after the humans, however it was obvious that they were after different humans, but that detail was moot at the end of the day. The guards on the other hand were more restrained in their movements and their strategy, but when they noticed the goblins shoring up the other possible point for them to exit, the lizardmen knew that if the humans bull rushed their way passed the goblins, some of them could escape. "Unless you wish to share a grave down in this dungeon, I suggest that you surrender your weapons now." The lead guard commanded the humans, his voice rough as stone but stern and commanding. The goblins, on the other hand, weren't a big fan of the idea of the humans surrendering without a fight. "Aw come on! Why can't we beat them a bit with our sticks! Look! they have a flaming stick!" The goblins' eyes were fixed onto the torch, admiring the idea of holding fire onto a stick to make it more dangerous. The lead guard foricbly exhaled, his frustration with the goblins obvious. "You can have the flaming stick after they surrender. Besides... I'm sure he will be interested why they are here." After saying that, the lizardmen slowly walked towards the humans, shields up and ready for a quick and brutal fight, with the goblins following suit, closing the circle even more.

The lizardmen guards and the goblins have now properly surrounded the humans, and they were rather confident in their odds considering the numbers advantage. "This is your last chance humans: surrender now or you will all be killed." The lead guard warned, readying his sword as they moved ever so closer to the three standing intruders. The goblins became more and more restless from merely waiting on some action to begin. "Let's just attack them! We have the numbers!" Eke proclaimed, and the other goblins verbally backed him up, waving their sticks around excitedly. They were now getting dangerously close to Iris, only needing one quick action to set them off and begin the attack. The guards were also becoming restless as well, but they just needed the perfect moment for them to strike and capture the invading force.