Question about running away

[reizen]

Hi,

sorry to ask a simple question - but couldn't find the answer in the search etc.

1) If you are in combat and others, including yourself are playing single use cards to increase/decrease your or the monsters combat level and it looks like you are going to lose - can you still run away at that point? (I think the rules state yes)

2) If you choose at that point to runaway - what happens to the cards played - are they lost by all parties? (I couldn't find this in the rules.)

Thanks!