Avelyn felt a sharp sting of pain on her left arm, when she tried to move it back. "Umgh!" With a quick intake of breath, she looked at the arm, which now had red streams of blood along its length. She clutched the muscle around the wound, and gritted her teeth.
The man's footfalls of the stranger came nearer and slower. And Avelyn felt a tap on her shoulder. Hayden signaled her not to move and be silent. She saw him slipping away, into the maze of mirrors. Fear quickly crept up her mind, and she could feel her heart pounding in her rib cage.
Hayden was watching the stranger walk around, searching for them. He could see the reflection of the gleaming knife, which the stranger was holding in his one hand. He watched, like a hawk, counting his time to attack.
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