Aurora's Enthrall lasts twenty seconds, right?All I need is to stall until then.
I bent forward and then suddenly threw my weight backward, slamming the back of my head straight into the nose of the knight restraining me from behind.
If I'm not driven insane by this twisted world, I'll probably go mad from all the times I've smashed my skull.
The knight recoiled with a grunt, stumbling back. I spun and kicked Dylan's sword hand just as he raised it, knocking his blade clattering to the marble floor.
Without wasting a beat, keeping the spin's momentum, I swept my leg into the back of Dylan's knee, forcing him down. And all the while, I counted down in my mind.
Ten seconds left.
Of course, the other knights didn't just stand there. They rushed to aid Dylan in a blur of steel and boots.
"Seize her!"
Aurora shrieked, rage twisting her features. But her feet betrayed her fear, she was already stumbling backward, eyes wide as she watched me holding my own in this chaos.
