Ted was being suffocated. He had a hand on his throat, and this was real, this was real life, he was awake and there was a Finner on him with rageful eyes trying to crush his windpipe.
Ted did the first thing he could think of and jammed his fingers into the eye sockets of the attacker.
As the man let go of his throat, Ted scrambled onto his feet and yelled.
"MURDER!"
Of course, this was only attempted murder at this point, but he had no time for semantic arguments. He tackled the man onto the floor, using his taller body to subdue the attacker quickly.
Eknie and Madorn were the first to barge into Ted's room. It was funny how often those two were the most central figures when it came to others helping the high cor. With unparalleled loyalty and wits that few people could compete with, they were right on time, and Eknie was already pulling out a pistol as she started to visibly realize the gravity of the situation.
