The one who’d sworn his allegiance to the queen charged at Landon as the others gave a roar and moved forward as well. Landon overpowered him easily enough, knocking the sword from his hand and forcing him backward until he was nearly within reach of dozens of arms straining to lay their fingers on him. The guard held his hands up and waited as the others attempted to succeed where he had failed.
Eli took on two of the guards at the same time, but neither was a match for his sword. Within seconds, one was bleeding from his right arm, and the other had a large gash in his side. They, too, dropped their weapons easily enough.
