When the soldier said bloodbath, Larkin's face contorted in an ugly expression. He quickly ran off, his left hand waving as the Black Kodiak suddenly jumped out of the shadows. No one managed to move faster than him, the knights in a flurry to chase him.
Artie Shen was also alarmed. She bolted into a sprint, grabbing her skirt up high in an attempt to run as fast as she could. She would be left behind without a horse, but she had forgotten about it. The angel was quickly disoriented by the cries of the people coming from the harbor.
The nail holding down the horse's reins flew up as Lupina pulled on her reins and escaped. Some stewards tried to hold her down, but she moved too fast to be contained. When someone grabbed her rein, Lupina maneuvered to get the rope in her mouth, and she bit it off.
