"Ah." His salvation was assured. The cogs whirled madly in his head: if the invader had spared this girl's life would it not mean it was a weakness? "You stay here and delay him for a bit, prove your skill by slaying that demon, then perhaps..." He yanked a chain on the wall, activating a cleverly hidden mechanism and causing a passageway to open up. He slung the pack of coins and belongings over his shoulder and was about to enter it when the wooden door behind him creaked and snapped as a blade forced its way through, followed by several kicks before giving way.<br/><br/>Luke Ainsworth stepped forward, noticing the strange fact that the girl from just now was in the room. He paid her no attention other than a push to get her out of the inevitable spray of blood as his sword raked down on the retreating man's back, ripping from the left shoulder to the opposite hip. He raised his foot and kicked the body down to its final resting place, blood slowly beginning to fill the gaps in between the flagstones.<br/><br/>He dropped into a kneel, cleaning his blade with a bandage from his pack. He muttered several lines, causing several glyphs to light up in turn, and unseen to the other person in the room, so did similar ones on his right arm. After a bit, he became silent, then, "If you're going to try to crush my skull with that sword, now will be a good time."