The ring of fire is actually better for this task than sparks (that I used most of the time).This also reminds me of problems with some swordsmen who spawn right in your way when you want to exit the wolf's mouth. That is nasty because when you want to run out because you got too much beating, you have to deal with them as well. I always solved it with a fireball which killed them all and knocked most of my characters unconscious ... The ring could probably do better than that (if properly leveled up).
