Feeling something knock into my back, I crouched down quickly, reaching my free hand up and grabbing and pulling whatever it was over my back. The momentum from whatever had pushed it made it really easy to throw it down on top of the dead mage. The beast was stunned for a second; but that was all. It quickly raised it's battle axe to block my sword as it descended straight toward its chest. My sword shattered from the impact, leaving me with just the hilt in my hands. I quickly jumped back and to the left, clearing a space for jvb to step forward to confront the beast.
I pulled my knife and prepared to stab one of the other two beasts in the back if I could reach them before they noticed me.
