The sound of splintering wood was like music to my ears. I kicked again, my energy renewed, the adrenaline of a possible escape rushing right through me, making it so much easier to ignore the pain. Eventually, I managed to separate the door from its lock entirely, and then I was prying it open. Take that, bitch-face, I growled internally, not even sure if I was aiming the curse at Elowin, or the door.
