As the wall in front of them collapsed, a gasp escaped Lareina's mouth as a burst of fire shot towards them.
Azrael held her tightly and dodged to the side but the firestick grazed past his arm, slicing his sleeve down.
Lareina had just managed to recover from her shock when a garish sight entered her eyes. As Azrael's sleeve rolled down, she saw the deep wounds that marred his hand from his elbow to wrist. They seemed to have been caused by dagger and some places looked like holes, ''What…''
Lareina pushed him off her as she fell back to the ground but he caught her in time and pulled her up.
''Don't be scared. I will protect you.''
Lareina looked at the man who was glancing down with her sincerely and suddenly, all her unspoken words were shoved back inside her throat.