The promise of Nirvana is an inexhaustible font of reassurance! But dying would mean he failed, so there's no rush.

"Thank you, for the healing. The last thing I remember, I was traveling in Andoran by oxcart. Then I felt horrible pain, and heard people talking - I blacked out, and right before I did I saw a sun-and-sword... that might have been your holy symbol?"

What does that mean, the company is suspicious. "I don't know what's going on, sorry. Isn't Kenabres on the Worldwound?" If he remembers right, Kenabres has a lot of divine interventions in its history, but most of them are garden-variety smiting or healing miracles.

"Andoran?" he says, suspiciously.  "And you don't know how you got here?  Yes, this's the Worldwound, and you looked like you'd been attacked by demons..."

Lac thinks for a second. "I don't remember anyone casting a teleport spell, or anything like that. Or anyone stabbing me in the chest. There's just a discontinuity, where one moment I'm riding in the oxcart and the next I'm in too much pain to take stock, but I think I was probably being carried on the stretcher. Memory Lapse could maybe do that, if you wanted to conceal the feel of the teleport itself, and the identity of whoever stabbed me? But they'd have to be quick, it only removes a round's worth of memories. Modify Memory would work but I don't know why anyone would waste a 6th circle slot on a 1st circle wizard. I guess if we assume they expended a 5th circle slot on Teleport then it's less surprising. I don't know why someone would go to the trouble for a 1st circle Andoran. I'm looking to circle up, but I haven't done anything yet, or made any enemies that powerful." Is this because he has an Epic Destiny. Shut up, brain. Prophecy is broken.

"There are other possibilities besides memory spells. Exotic poisons, maybe. Anything else I can think of is even weirder and less likely, like Miracles or a really bizarre divine intervention."

Hulrun nods along with Lac's musings.  He's got a good mind for efficiency, at least, whatever else he has.

"And you don't recognize either of these... disguised people who were carrying you?"

Should he have mentioned that an invisible rogue could have clubbed him over the head, knocking him out before teleporting him and healing the head injury, and inflicting the chest wound in just the right moment so it doesn't get healed but he becomes conscious after it's inflicted, would that even work, wait, shit, he should answer the question. He looks at the disguised people, and can't see a disguise.

"I don't recognize them."

He might be telling the truth.  Hulrun can never be more confident than that, here by the border of the Wound.  If he is, he wouldn't be the first person the demons have landed in the middle of some plot. 

He turns to the nearest stretcher-bearer, holy symbol in hand...

Seeing what's about to happen, he runs.

... but Hulrun was expecting it, and touches him just in time to dispel his disguise.

The stretcher-bearer turns into a demon.

(Hulrun long ago gave up even wishing he could be surprised.)

He wastes a second in sheer startlement, then-

Grease.
(Can he catch the other stretcher-bearer in the spell?)

... Yes!  The other guy was running away; now he's sprawled on the cobblestones.

"My, my, anyone would think these demons were trying to give our Prelate a gift..."

There're screams from around the corner where the first now-unmasked demon was running.

Lac throws himself off the stretcher, stumbling as he runs towards Hulrun, the remembered phrase "casters in backline" ringing in his brain. It hurts like hell, but that's not important right now. Should he run toward the screams. No, he'd just get killed.

Today in Kenabres, there're a number of disguised demons walking the streets and... if they're not enjoying the festival, then at least most of them are enjoying the anticipation of something more pleasurable.  At least, for a level of "enjoying" that includes being extremely impatient.  Patience is rarely rewarded in the Abyss, at least when one has been knocked into line at a superior's orders. 

Several of those impatient disguised demons see the now-unmasked demon running.

A few of them conclude this means it's time for all the demons to take off their disguises and start attacking!

The battle for Kenabres is today!

The screams start getting louder, and spreading.

"Ah, the rest of the demons' plot is now unfolding?" Hulrun remarks to the people around him.  (Including Lac - he's absolutely keeping track of him out of a corner of his eye.)

He points to one man.  "You - stay with the adventurer; keep an eye on him."  And then, not bothering to wait for acknowledgement, he strides toward the screams.

Lac will look to the- guard? soldier?- for direction. He wants to cast Expeditious Retreat and run, but he doesn't know what direction to run in.

The unempowered Inquisition guard glances around nervously.  He'd normally take this adventurer to the Temple of Iomedae, or to the Inquisition headquarters, but they're both in the direction of the fighting...  Maybe the Eagle's Watch headquarters?  If this adventurer can walk there? 

"How did so many demons get into the city?" he says aloud with a sigh.  "And - are you up to walking?"

He starts to say yes, then winces. "Maybe not very far."

"I have an expeditious retreat, no useful combat cantrips."

"Then..."  He looks around.  "Let's get out of the street, at least.  There's a tavern nearby.  I'm afraid I don't have any healing myself, but I'll give you a hand?"

(He knows the tavern well; its proprietor is always happy to see junior Inquisitors when they decide to ignore Hulrun's admonitions against drink.)

... Meanwhile, the noise of the fighting is starting to get louder.

"Thank you. Do you know where my crossbow is?"

"Oh - Seelah took it, but she must've gone off with the Prelate to the battle -"

"It’s fine." It's not fine, but he probably wouldn't be any use in this situation anyway. Best to get to the tavern and out of the way.

As he reaches the awning of the tavern, the ground begins to shake.  Demons appear in the sky and start swooping down.  Another demon appears right across the street from them, but starts attacking some other passers-by instead of them.  Screams are coming from all across town now.