The guild master

Mercury walked after the receptionist with his cane tapping against the floorboards of the 2nd floor or the guild, he was eventually shown to a door at the end of a hallway, the receptionist knocked on the door before a voice from inside the room spoke out

"Come in"

The receptionist stepped aside and gestured for Mercury to open the door, Mercury walked up to and opened the door, as he did time slowed down around him, fist he was confused as to why but then he decided to trust his instincts and raised his cane as he tapped it with his finger several times which caused it to shoot off parts of the compressed rock in the form of thin needles which successfully hit several blunt crossbow bolts which were in mid-flight, but due to the fact that Mercury hesitated he failed to both counter-attack and intercept the last two bolts which he was forced to dodge at the very last moment, just as he was about to draw his sword and retaliate a clap sounded out from inside the room