He watched her come, a clumsy lunge, even when he was learning fencing from Richelieu.  As she closed, he stepped smartly to the side and swept his blade down in a disarming move.  Which, considering, actually disarmed her.  Naomi's arm came off just above the elbow, and as she stumbled forward, he simply tripped her, sending her sprawling across the floor, right at the feet of her former prisoners... who were now technically as good as Allan's prisoners...