Jezin felt the knee strike him squarely in the crotch, and gritted his teeth from the pain. He saw the man kick out at him, and lower his body as much as possible. The kick struck his shoulder and then slid over. In an instant, the bodyguard wrapped his free arm around the man's thigh, trying his best to hold the leg in place, if only for a moment. He ripped the dirk from the man's arm, making numerous stabs at the man's thigh, knee, and shin with a feral fury. He was attempting to cripple his opponent with the flurry of stabs. He shook his head back and forth, trying to avoid the man's hands if at all possible. He couldn't allow the man to get close to his eyes. The pain from his wounds was multiplying. He had to end this quickly. He couldn't help but feel this... thing really was more than human. Nothing he did seemed to have any effect.

 Eva caught up with Gareth and the Princess, her eyes darting around. She knew very little about their surroundings, and it seemed they had potential enemies everywhere. "I... I don't know. There's no one here we can trust, that's a given..." She cursed to herself. "Anywhere. We need to get as far away as we can, at the very least." She glanced towards the princess. Sophia ran frantically, glancing around. They were right, there was nowhere to flee to, it seemed. If only they had simply listened to Walden... She remembered what the man had said before they escaped. His words haunted her. She felt dread descending on her like a thick fog. There was no escape. Why did all of this have to happen? Why now? She felt Eva grip her wrist. "Hold it together, princess, we'll make it through this."