Danny thrust a poison thorn upwards into the conveniently available jugular of the man to his right. He grabbed the man's shoulder and hoisted himself upwards, vaulting over him and landing hard on a second red guard. His claws dug into the man's neck and Danny closed his eyes as blood sprayed across his face.
The third man grabbed Danny around the neck, yanking him violently backwards. Danny threw his weight upwards, trying to topple the man.
They both crashed to the floor, and Danny managed to drive his head backwards into the red guard's skull. He wasn't able to loosen the man's grip in time to dodge the sword that was rapidly coming at him from above, though.
Danny shat himself for just a moment.
Justin's horse came out of nowhere, diving over Danny's chest. Justin's sword thrust out from above the horse and speared Danny's attacker through the chest.
Danny extended his jellyfish stingers backwards and wrapped them around his captor's face. The man yelped in pain and let go of Danny, who scrambled forwards, under Justin's horse, and drove his claws into the chest of another red guard whose sword was aimed squarely at Zarch.
