Aric's smile deepened as he heard the baron. He leaned back into his chair and spoke, "You are a joke." He said in a calm voice, and then glanced at his people. "Take them down," he said in a calm voice.
Immediately, Ariel, Pentharis, and Elisa moved. Ariel and Elisa seemed personally engaged by the situation. Elisa might not have been engaged in combat for a while, but she was still an adventurer and a noble, and with the time she spent with Aric farming, her physical and mental skills had risen already.
She moved from behind Aric with a swiftness that the men could barely follow, her hands stretching out toward one of the men. What followed was a blast of wind so powerful it slammed two men into the wall with so much force that they couldn't get back up.
