The doors are hefty - require a man hauling at chains to work the mechanism that opens each one, definitely only possible to open from the inside - and slow. It's possible for Avery to get a bit of distance before the first of the Venatori starts to run out after her.

They wear the typical garb of Venatori gladiators - bare chest and legs, but with a heavy collar that latches their helmet on. There's a good ten of them, or so, moving without any great rush to get to her. It's inevitable that they'll catch her, and a quartet of mages follow up the procession as the doors slowly grind shut. This is a march they've done before.

"Get the girl," one of the mages calls from the back. "Maris might have a use for her."