Argus heard the Falmer before he saw them. They came out of every orifice in the Dwemer ruin he had been studying for the past three weeks. He heard the rasping of their crude instruments against the sturdy Dwemer metal and the clicking of their tongues as they spoke.
Argus took a moment to remember his training before readying himself with an advanced Fire spell. The first Falmer broke through into his camp from the south, Argus who was a graduate of the College of Winterhold and a Master of Destruction magic dispatched the brutes easily and efficiently, only draining a small amount of his Magicka reserve. More of them came from the west and he destroyed them as easily as he destroyed the first lot. The next group came from the East and the group was augmented with a trio of Gloomlurkers who acted as battle mages. He incinerated the standard troops before focusing on the mages who were using Fire, Frost and Lighting magic. Argus made sure to first take out the lighting mage who would drain his Magicka quickly then quickly did the same to the other two. 'Textbook work, Archmage Llonas would be pleased' thought Argus
Argus prepared himself north where, by his logic they would come from next. The Falmer Shadowmaster and his contingency of elite Nightprowlers struck from the south catching Argus unawares. The group depleted Argus' Magicka reserve and cut off his right arm. With no way to stop the pain or bleeding Argus lay in agony, cradling his severed limb.
Argus heard a commotion and used the last of his strength to lean over and see what was happening. Archmage Llonas had killed the Nightprowlers and was now in a deadly mage duel with the Shadowmaster. The Archmage shot out bolts of lighting, shards of ice and balls of fire and nothing could break the Falmer's barrier. Llonas began to speak in the language of dragons "Fus Ro Dah!" The last syllable shot out of the Archmage's mouth and sent the Shadowmaster sprawling giving him time to destroy the Falmer once and for all.
Llonas ran to Argus' side and used his mastery of restoration magic to staunch the bleeding the deliver medicine to Argus. The Archmage called out and a battalion of Imperial Legion soldiers entered and began to carry Argus. Argus closed his eyes and the world went black.