Pushing Wutanxeex away was a small victory. She she got some distance, Sabine decided to try and step forward to swing the end of her staff onto Wutanxeex's left shoulder, but her limbs wouldn't allow her to move fast enough before he struck first out of nowhere. She didn't have the time to dodge, so she tried to redirect her weapon to block again. Her staff couldn't quiet close in in time. [i]"Ack!"[/i] Sabine let out a high pitched yelp in pain. The club caught her directly on her open side, causing her to drop to one knee.

Both Janius and Tunxeek winced in unison. It looked as if she could have avoided the blow, but the drug's effect was evident in all her movements.

In desperation, Sabine swung wildly at Wulanxeex's legs to at least ward him off. She could hardly breath from the pain and having the wind knocked from her.

"Get up. get up!" Janius whispered pleadingly.