I couldn’t help but gasp in horror at the sight before me. Manny was attacking Tahir with almost animalistic ferocity. There was a crazed, manic look in his eyes that I had never seen on him before. Tahir wasn’t fighting back. He was dodging and deflecting Manny’s attacks easily enough, but it was taking most of his focus. I was worried that Popescu was going to use the distraction to attack, although he hadn’t moved at all since the onslaught began.

Tahir was ...