Garrick's composure returned with sudden, desperate force, the calculating gleam in his eyes replacing his earlier terror as he turned back toward his still-frozen soldiers.
"Attack him," he commanded again, his voice carrying harder authority now. "All of you, together. His power cannot possibly withstand coordinated assault from every soldier simultaneously."
Several soldiers struggled upright this time, their expressions carrying genuine agony as they fought against the instinctive submission still gripping their bodies. One, then another, managed to reclaim their fallen weapons, their hands trembling violently with the effort of defying whatever primal recognition continued holding them captive.
Logan watched this desperate resistance carefully, understanding settling over him now w
