The unfortunate part about being a priest, is the vow to never hurt anyone--not even in self defense.  Father Seraphim had been at a position to tackle the man grabbing her, but resisted the temptation.  Aleksandr watched as this happened--the struggle in his father's body language was very evident the man was tired of struggling for a day.  Aleksandr had been treating his father poorly since the move.  It was at the moment, he could see the wear on his father's emotional state.  It'd been a rough several years for them. Aleksandr had been no help.  He shook off the pity and made a run for the two people kidnapping Sylv.

Aleksandr was about 5'11."  He wasn't a body builder, but he was strong--and could take punches if necessary.  He was not sure why these people were trying to kidnap or [I]rather[/I] kill Sylv.  They were clearly lunatics that didn't have much common sense--not that Aleksandr put much faith in the human race. There really was not any reason he should put any hope in Sylv and her family.

A police officer stepped out of the way and stood in front of the Sylv's mother and step-father. He was a rather large man, and with that he conked the head of the man holding Sylv.  Aleksandr caught up to them just as another policeman came in front of the door as back up. [@Arista]