A third man shoved into the doorway, trying to climb over the one Alice had just dropped.
Alice kicked the wounded man's shoulder and shoved him sideways.
The doorway cleared for half a second.
Karr stepped in and drove his knee into the third man's stomach.
BAM!
The man folded.
Karr's sword snapped up and hit his jaw with the flat.
The man fell backward into the hall.
SLASH.
He cut his neck making sure he won't wake up.
Karr's eyes flicked to it. "They're coming."
Alice grabbed Silen's collar and dragged him farther inside.
She didn't have space to move him far. The room was small and full of junk.
The doorframe creaked.
Karr stepped back and kicked the hook line.
The line snapped loose and slid out.
Another hook came in right away.
This time it bit into the cloth pile and snagged.
Alice stomped it.
BAM!
The hook bent and slipped free.
A voice outside shouted, "Bring the net! Keep them inside!"
Alice tightened her grip on her knife.
She glanced at the window.
