[Sam260]

Eli stood there for another few seconds before one of his pals shouted that someone was attacking the newbie - HIS newbie. Eli ran from the bathroom, his friend and about seven other of his friends right behind him - Eli arrived in time to see the men pushing Jace in a wall, and with a vicious roar that sounded more like a lion than anything... Eli was pouncing on the first brute he saw - out of nowhere came a shank and he dug it into the man's shoulder.

Eli let the brute drop to the floor, yanked his shank from his flesh and took on the next asshole who dared touch his podmate. The next brute was the one who had been pulling Jace's pants down - Easy, he knew exactly where his shiv was going on that one. It was a frantic dance of dodge and weave, but Eli's slightly shorter stature and lean musculature won out, he managed to slip underneath the man's arms, and nail him right in the groin with the shank.

The other guys, seeing two of their men go down so easily - especially by Eli - knew that they were officially outnumbered and released Jace from their grasp. Eli dropped the shank and rushed to Jace's side, holding the younger man up against the wall "Are you okay?" every ounce of concern he felt for Jace flooding his words and his eyes.