The Villain's Hero
I nodded as the second chime rang out, reassuring him that I had the situation under control, although the truth was far from that.
The third chime rang and the knights and heroes around me sprung into action rushing down the stairs at a speed that stole my breath. I ran with them, ducking as an errant swung a fist at Rue, knocking him into Caraway. I felt another grab me around the waist and fought viciously, managing to drive my elbow into his nose so that he dropped me, and rolled to the side within the narrow passage of the maze, covering my head and face with my arms as the earth shook and trembled under the heavy footfalls of armoured knights, kicking up dust, their grunts and cries ac