Daniel was confused and disoriented, with the most unusual numbing sensation throughout his body. There was also some pain in his throat, and when he placed his hand there, it came away with a small amount of blood. Rolling over, he tried to rise to his feet but didn’t seem to have full control of his arms or legs and collapsed again. Turning his head, he looked for his friends and noticed that Malachi was also bleeding from the neck and seemed to be trying to clear his head. It appeared as if Stone was still unconscious. There was a small pool of blood by his head, and his left leg was lying in an unnatural position.
Daniel didn’t understand what had happened to him. He’d seen the two men and a woman coming towards them. No weapons were visible, and the decision had been agreed upon to r
