Leanne and and Sara are knocked back by the armour's spinning attack and charge back into the fray as it takes the momentary lull int he action to ignite Aria's clothes. With the armour being a more pressing concern Nilla doesn't bother to spare the same attention to the bards clothes as she did to her own, resulting in Aria's clothes being almost useless by the time they are put out. In the meantime, Sara's weapon and armour are shattered by the monster's final explosion, leaving her in only a tunic and skirt as the animated suit falls into it's component pieces. "Damn... Should we turn back? Aria is looking worse for the wear and I cannot take many hits without my plate..." As usual, Nilla objects. "My magic can protect us and Leanne is more than capable of fighting the front instead, get to the back and watch our rear." Sara twitches, anger written plainly upon her features, but her angry tirade is cut short before it even starts by Aria's quiet voice. "It's okay... I can still play... Let's move on..." She just wanted her companions to stop fighting and, mollified by her words, they do. "Now..." Nilla speaks as she sees the corridor ahead. "Shall we try a door?"
After a moment's more squabbling they eventually choose to try the second door on the right, Aria doing the honours of turning the handle.