I stood there, frozen, when I saw Anat bleeding on the floor. Atemu however, who was standing next to me, reacted faster and more appropriately as he broke into a run.
But as the guard moved and pulled a sword out of his sheath, I saw Akana.
A sudden rage engulfed me and snapped me back into my senses as I ran after Atemu to Anat, ignoring my wounds which I knew were opening up again.
Atemu, who got there first, pushed the guard out of the way, knocking him onto the ground.
He kneeled down next to her, and when I got there, I did the same. “Anat?” I called.
She was totally out of it, blinking a couple times… seeing me... but not seeing me at the same time.
“What…” Atemu started, he was clearly just as confused as I was. He used his hand to wipe the blood off of her face and looked at
