His gaze lowered slightly further, locking fully with the tall man as the man staggered, involuntarily taking steps backward, before realizing and forcing his feet to stand. His eyes shifted from Regaleon to his comrade who was now dead, and his expression twisted in fury.
“Why—you!” He shouted in anger, pointing his sword at Regaleon. “Kill him.”
The men rushed without thinking, without learning from what had just happened to their comrade. They rushed in blindly on impulses and Shane shook his head.
The first blade came from the left, fast and desperate, and Regaleon did not even look at it. His hand shot out, catching the man’s wrist mid-swing before twisting sharply. The bone cracked loudly and the sword fell. In the same breath, Regaleon drove him backward into another attacker, se
