Someone was maneuvering towards them, shouting in French – Jack was too flabbergasted to consider why until Churchill, without taking his eyes off Jack's, whipped out his rapier, and spun it (seemingly over his knuckles) so as to deflect a sword-thrust that had been aimed directly at Jack's heart. Instead it penetrated several inches into Jack's thigh. This hurt, and had the effect of waking Jack up and forcing him to understand that all of this was really happening.