M-Masked guy?

Feodor had no doubt that the familiar, frightened voice he had heard before was coming from the masked man he had referred to as the ugly person.Suddenly, the world around me appeared to come to an abrupt pause as the soldiers gradually moved their weapons away from me. While turning his gaze away from us and onto the hooded figure who was standing a considerable distance away, Tristan's hold on my legs became somewhat slack.

As I struggled to open my eyes wider and push myself to see things properly, I saw the masked man putting his arm around his abdomen as he slowly stepped forward in a...