she shrieked when the man grabbed her arm and forced her to stop ; she struggled and twisted in his grip , too frightened now to make anything other than involuntary whimpers ; she tugged and pulled but could not get her arm out of his graspsuddenly , she remembered the dagger and reached down for it with her free hand , fumbling with the cloak that blocked access to her gown and the cord around her waist to which the dagger was fixed , all the time pulling and twisting away from him , no longer paying attention to himwhen all at once she felt a sharp , blinding pain explode on the left side of her face and everything went black she woke up gradually , groggily , but remembered what had happened immediately .