Just in Case

Vintas had been sitting by Portia's side looking at the map again when he just felt this illness start. A cold chill down his spine. He put the map away and slowly walked about the place. Something was close, something was here and he could feel the malice. He had gone back to the bedroom but Portia was not awake. She was still out cold, he did dress her and set the most important items they had in a bag next to her. 

He struggled to choose to run, or defend. If he ran, he would need to carry her and that would put him at a disadvantage. He could not use his hands, though his weapon he could manipulate mentally. Still some of the things he needed to do, he needed free range of movement with his hands. Plus running, if they caught up how could he defend her? Right now he had a chance in this building. He could set traps with the metal and such, out in the open he could not as easily. Vintas did try to rouse her, but to no avail.