Mattin knows a boss when he sees one; game recognizes game. "Seize that kobold! The one with the hat, I want it alive!"

The guards are a bit occupied by giant scorpion to be seizing anyone. If anything, some of them are being seized themselves.

Alecka does the same twist again in the fabric of the world, cursing one of the big shouty men, but doesn't wait around to see if it's worked, she just slides across the floor until her claws touch the key, stands with it, then opens another cage.

Thanks for the assist! Time to introduce this guard to poison that makes it harder and harder to stand and move.

Well then he'll do it himself. Mattin lunges and grabs the little kobold. Then he looks up at–

Well, now that thing being out of its cage is both of our problem. 

This seems more of a you problem. She grins a fanged grin, twists fate again, and, whoops, looks like Martin is tripping over his own feet himself.

Down to the ground Mattin goes, losing his grip and sending the kobold sliding away. He scrambles backwards from the manticore, calling for his "GUARDS!"

Shouts and hurried footsteps from elsewhere in the building, reinforcements are on the way. 

The guards currently in the room are all occupied, though, with holding off a giant scorpion.

With killing a giant scorpion. Locals might be amateurs, but Haritz and his squad are not. He's already cut off the claw that was grabbing him, and is now crawling under the scorpion to get at the weaker underbelly. The other guards keep the remaining claw and the stinger occupied as he does. 

Who is dealing with the manticore, then? No one? Well, should have bought enough meat to feed the manticore, but it's too late now. Time to become the food.

Mattin crawls towards his friend and drags the other man down to the ground with him, throwing him closer to the manticore. He's not that good a friend.

He wasn't that good a friend.

By this time it looks like the other kobolds- the cowards- have managed to get the door open, and are running out the back.  That's all right. Alecka doesn't need anyone else. She can do this. There's more kobolds in the other cages. Also- "Bestfriendsforever! Come in and help"

Uh, we're not that close friends either. [Charm Person] fails, and the nameless guard takes off after the kobolds. 

Alecka finally finds the kobold door, and opens it. "You work for me no-" she gets out, before the kobolds inside push her down, running flat out for the door. "-ow", she says, from the floor. Why is life so hard.

Friendship really isn't worth much these days, it seems. 

Scorpion dealt with, Haritz turns to the manticore. It looks halfway trained and he's always been good with cats. "Down. Now. Back. Back inside."

This isn't his ranger, but it's still something. There are more  people coming and this fight probably isn't winnable. The manticore will back away, even back into the cell, but dragging the dead body to eat.

Well, it's not like Haritz has any reason to want an intact body to bring back. The manticore can have this one.

"Why are the rest of you just standing around? The kobolds are escaping! They're worth money, SEIZE THEM!"

Alecka stands up. That big seems to have control over the manticore. I wonder if he still has that control if he's frightened.  [Cause Fear]