Elizabeth was breathless for a short while as she felt his hand graze against her. In merely a moment, the sharp rocks she had been bending to avoid were jammed into her back.  The gasp was replaced by a deafening scream. She knew it couldn't have been too loud but her own ears felt as though they would explode from the sudden onset of sound.  The jagged edges of the rocks digging into her back along with his arm pinning her to the wall sent stars shooting into her vision.  She had the reflex to kick out, but she didn't think it would do much good.  She thrashed and tried to hit him with the rock but the feel of the dagger against her throat made her drop the weapon and her breath became audible in the cave.