Lothor listened at the door just long enough to try and determine how close at hand the fighting was. Was it bow time or sword time. "Watch out for mind flayers," he whispered to the group. "They will almost certainly be the biggest threat. But if there are more of the those ogres with ballista, we cannot afford to let them take down a spell caster again. We might not be looking for a fight, but if we are in one focus your attacks as needed. We must get to the forge." With that he nodded to the dwarf who had brought them this far. "Well done. I appreciate your guidance. Do you know where through those doors we need to go?"
With the time for words over, the big warrior gripped his weapons and prepared to lead the charge with Cor. The Forge of bust. they couldn't afford to fail. They wouldn't fail.