One hundred and fourteen: Panic attack?

The air was choking. Everything fell silent for a moment aside from the loud pitched ringing in his head. The sound of his heart beating through his chest, loud enough for him to hear and the time fell into slow motion as he felt the beads of sweat that had formed on his forehead trickle down his face.

As he gulped down his saliva, everything fell into place again. It was only then he realized that Alfred had been calling out his name and now he was protected by bodyguards who formed a circle around him.

"Young master Wayne!" He finally heard Alfred's aged voice call out to him.

He blinked. "What is-- what is happening? Who is there?" He forced the words out of his mouth.

Men had crowded about the bush and pulled put the spy sent to either watch Ivan or kill him. The man was groaning in pain as blood gushed from the hole put through his legs. With such a good aim, if he survived the wound, he might as well be crippled.

Everything fell silent again apart from the same high pitched r
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