When a large section of the wall exploded, Salem instinctively guarded his face with his hand and looked away. By the time he looked back a split second later, he just managed to catch sight of Rathien exiting through the destruction. His finger squeezed the trigger of his weapon on impulse, a shot firing through the hole, but he knew even as he fired that it was too slow.
Salem grinned and looked around the bar. This was getting interesting. Fun, even. He'd have been disappointed if a hunter as skilled as Rathien had made it easy.
So... where would Rathien go? He'd probably expect Salem to be hot on his heels, and as such, would likely be watching for his exit. The hunter hadn't used his camouflage yet... either he was saving it for an opportune moment, or something was wrong with it. If it were the former, now would be the time to use it.
Almost casually, Salem reached up and flipped down an optical device resembling silver sunglasses from inside his hood. This was a cobbled-together imaging device capable of showing a wide range of data normally invisible to the naked eye, and, Salem figured, his best shot of actually being able to see Rathien when cloaked. The hunter's camouflage was far too thorough for Salem to be able to see him clearly, but by reading and calculating things like air movement, gravitational field shift, and time dilation, the device ought to be able to give a fairly solid approximation of his location.
Biting his tongue in order to avoid saying anything he might regret to Ossanlin, Salem began moving with a "roller skating" motion towards the front door. He leapt lightly over the doorframe. As he did so, the image on his cloak shifted- it still limited his visibility, but now what could be described as a shadow or ghost seemed to appear in the air about a foot to his left. Even as he rounded the doorframe, Salem aimed for the shipyard.
Al laughed and looked at Zoshonel, then Parker. He winced as the wall of the bar exploded, but ignored it. "Fights can be organized, and lots of folks are into that," he said. "But then, who wants to fight..." he put on his best theatrical expression and twirled in place. He ended it facing Parker with a flourish, "...when you can dance?"