[ This is perhaps the furthest she's ever run and the fastest she's ever pushed herself in her life. She could feel her lungs screaming inside of her, begging for her to stop and bare feet stinging with every hard press against the stone ground.
But they were so close, the exit was right th— ]
Ah!
[ —Suddenly, harshly, a firm hand broke through the thin layer of ice and swept at her ankle, causing her to lose what little balance she had left and came skidding to the ground beneath her. She screamed when she felt the pain of her arm being yanked as Eustace was still managing to press forward, but with that small window- that ever slight delay of their escape- more guards poured through the door as others were climbing back onto their feet.
Two were already rushing at Eustace, using their height as a sort of advantage to lunge and grab for his forearms, while another guard from the side wrestled to disarm Flamek from the boy's grasp. And still yet another, one dressed in fine armor that distinguished themself above the rest, claimed a large great sword at their side and held it out above Eustace's head at the ready. ]
No... [ Lyria peered up horrified at the scene around her, her vision blurring. ] St- stop this...!
[ The faceless guard did little in terms of heeding the warning as their head motioned for a few other guards to retrieve her. Her body was trembling when a few stepped forward, but her attention could only stay focused on the boy in front of her. The one who was trying to save her.
Th- this could end like this... she couldn't let this happen! ]
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But they were so close, the exit was right th— ]
Ah!
[ —Suddenly, harshly, a firm hand broke through the thin layer of ice and swept at her ankle, causing her to lose what little balance she had left and came skidding to the ground beneath her. She screamed when she felt the pain of her arm being yanked as Eustace was still managing to press forward, but with that small window- that ever slight delay of their escape- more guards poured through the door as others were climbing back onto their feet.
Two were already rushing at Eustace, using their height as a sort of advantage to lunge and grab for his forearms, while another guard from the side wrestled to disarm Flamek from the boy's grasp. And still yet another, one dressed in fine armor that distinguished themself above the rest, claimed a large great sword at their side and held it out above Eustace's head at the ready. ]
No... [ Lyria peered up horrified at the scene around her, her vision blurring. ] St- stop this...!
[ The faceless guard did little in terms of heeding the warning as their head motioned for a few other guards to retrieve her. Her body was trembling when a few stepped forward, but her attention could only stay focused on the boy in front of her. The one who was trying to save her.
Th- this could end like this... she couldn't let this happen! ]