Mack
The combination shock from Arturia's knee striking her groin and the impact with the ground (and in turn Arturia's armor) knocked the wind and gum out of Mack. The latter landing with a moist squishing sound on Arturia's cheek. At some point during the fall, Mack had also lost her grip on her bat, and it now lay several feet away. As well, Arturia's desperate attempt to hold her sword against Mack's side had resulted in it flailing about, during which it managed to strike another gash in Mack's already injured shoulder. She still had control of her arm enough to hold Arturia down, but it wasn't going to be of use for much else.
She couldn't fix her arm, but her other issues were more manageable. First and foremost, she needed to recover her gum. he reached over to it with her mouth and picked it up with her teeth, her lips ever so briefly brushing against Arturia's cheek. With that done, her next task would have been her bat, but it had gotten too far away. And besides, her arms were trapped under Arturia. That wasn't too big an issue, she was stubborn enough to just use her head. A short flick of her neck, and MAck's forehead smashed into Arturia's nose.
Her
One of Her's followers joined her in front of her mirror. He was a man of twenty-five who had only recently joined her cause, but had become a close adviser due to his extremely unique ability. "Seth, have you brought word?"
"I have." Seth answered, his tone suggesting it wasn't good.
"Good news I hope?" Her offered anyways.
"Yes and no. Mother has claimed her knight.
"That's well ahead of schedule, a fortuitous tiding. What's the problem then, did she get the wrong one?"
"No, it was the one the ghost sent to her, as we anticipated. The issue is that Mack just sent Delilah a text saying she couldn't get at Alexus, and she'll be taking Layla instead."
"She said WHAT?!" Her's normally calm demeanor shattered in a sudden roar of unfettered rage. "That air-headed, half-witted, gum-for-brains, imbecile! I gave her a completely free shot at Alexus, all she had to do was wait. The ghost was taken care of and there was no knight to get in her way. All she needed to do was have a little patience. Alexus was our only chance at manipulating her knight, what happens now if the ghost prevents her from picking the eye? Everything will go to ruin."
"I agree that it's a massive blunder on her part, but I don't see why we have to give up just yet. The ghost's interference doesn't guarantee anything."
"Yes, you're right." Her seemed to be calming down, "Mack will be scolded, but we can still turn this to our advantage. Alexus is out of our hands now, but we may yet be able to influence Kallisto. Have Delilah contact her. Tell her that her savior wishes to meet."
"That's quite the risk, are you certain?"
"This has all been a risk, Kallisto is our only remaining chance, we have to have control of her knight."
This was a mess that would take some cleaning up. Nayru's knight had been beyond their control from the start. And the ghost had beaten them to Layla, though that had worked out favorably. Kallisto was already awakened, Alexus had been their best shot, the Eye of Hope was powerful but emotionally compromised, easy to manipulate. With the ghost's interference yet again, whether or not that worked out was uncertain. That left only the already-awakened Kallisto. Winning her knight would be impossible, unless they first won over the goddess herself.