Bellal dismounted his horse, a sullen and horrified look in his eyes, and a limb and still Sindbad held in his arms. The child didn't stir at all as Bellal set him on the ground, and Jaber could see his white clothes blotched with blood.
Bellal's face as well glistened with the same red liquid.
" What happened?" Khalid asked as he trotted over to the trio tending to the injured kid.
" Hashashins!" Bellal replied through gritted teeth while trying to stop the bleeding. " Two of them were right there… we… I don't know how it happened at all, why they were there or…" The man struggled to get his thoughts straight. " They ambushed us! Dozens of snakes! Got Sindbad and probably would have gotten me as well had Nazem and Nizam not come!"
" Forget about that!" Nazem began.
" Sindbad is getting worse!" Nizam continued.
" Press harder! Stop the bleeding!" Bellal shouted at them.
