[ his eyes perk up at that last bit. projection? ]

Nothing as fancy as that.

[ the men have already started lunging at the various mirror images, taking wild swings at... nothing, really. every miss just seems to frustrate them, as the various onlookers all around start laughing. ]

Hm, well, running is probably a good idea. I'm not sure how long this thing is going to hold up...

[ he produces his bloodstone from his pocket, a rather plain looking opal, scrutinizing it for a moment... before all at once, the various mirror images blur and distort, then vanish entirely.

siiiigh. ] Just so you know, my stamina's usually better than this.