"You whore!" Lady Sionia swore as she raise her right hand to slap at Lula's face.
Feeling the vicious force behind the attack, Lula shielded her face with her arms instinctively.
*POW!*
Sionia struck on the side of her head, making the young female's ears ring.
"I'll kill you!" Sionia continued to attack Lula as she tried to right herself and get her hearing back.
Seeing his wife in danger, Iolas went to stop his step-mother but someone rammed into him when he went to pull Lady Sionia's arm.
"What the…?" Iolas went stumbling a few steps before recovering his footing.
Looking back he saw Corym huffing and panting behind him.
"What are you doing?" Iolas looked at his older brother dressed in rags and covered in grime.
"You think I will let you put your hands on my mother after everything you have done to us!"