The centaur, its hollow eyes glowing with hate, locked onto Liam.
It let out a hideous, rattling screech that made the hairs on everyone's neck stand on end — and then it charged.
Dust and broken stones flew up under its pounding hooves as it barreled toward Liam with terrifying speed.
Liam's stance shifted subtly, his hand brushing the hilt of his sword, but just before the creature could reach him, Sera, who had been edging along the side of the group, cried out — she hadn't even been fighting, just trying to stay out of the way — but the centaur's long, bony tail whipped out and struck her across the chest like a club.
Sera flew backward with a scream, slamming against the ruins of a broken pillar. She crumpled to the ground, coughing and dazed.
"Sera!" Gorr shouted, rushing toward her — but there was no time to check on her.
The centaur wasn't done.
