She heard Mikael yelling in the middle of the village. As Alice popped out of her parent's hut, she turned her head and watched as Niklaus was slapped to the ground, hard. Her entire core twisted violently, and she felt like she'd be sick. She left the hut, walking forward a few steps, pushing her long blonde hair back behind her ear. "Mikael." She declared loudly, moving forward to lift Niklaus to his feet, then step in front of him.
"Niklaus has done nothing to get your harsh judgment. Take your anger elsewhere." However, Mikael raised his hand and hit her across the face, causing her to fall to her knees. But only anger boiled in her. She stood, raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face. "Punishment should be handed to those who think they rightly hand it out. You are the left hand of Odin." She snapped at him. He backed off, finally. She turned to reach for Nik, to take him back to her hut to care for his wounds, when his hand came down and nailed her hard in the back, knocking the wind out of her. She fell to her knees and started gasping for air loudly. But Nik fled, knowing in that moment was his only chance.