The wine glass smashing was the only sound in the suddenly silent room.
The fact that none of the men made a move to fix the glass answered Dylan’s question. He hadn’t imagined it; the force field was being assaulted.
He ran to the window. His Mage Tower was the tallest building in Istanbul giving him a clear view over the thin stretch of water that now separated the eastern side of the Roman Empire and the western front of the Beijing assault.
He felt his three companions standing behind him staring out at the invisible force field they all partially powered, desperately trying to see what was attacking them.
Suddenly a huge metal airship appeared as if from no

This is literally the first 13 lines I wrote as they fit into the box. Let me know if you would read on.

Thanks in advance, always appreciate crits.

The wineglass smashing while artistic didn't help me with the story. It was an Hu? moment. IMHO, start with Dylan realizing the forcefield is under attack and write the rest of the scene (pacing, text, POV's thoughts) consistent with that threat. As an example, would he really think about his being the highest tower and its posistion relative to global events IN THIS MOMENT? Probably not. His driving motivation is going to be WTF and trying to figure out what to do about it. Center on that and you'd pull me in better.