Melanie instantly pulled out her short sword as the cloaked figure in front of her. As he rose he snarled before glinting steel swung towards her throat. She instinctively parried the blow but it still got a good slash in on her shoulder. The pirate hissed between clenched teeth.<br/><br/>Soon another pursuer joined the fight and the odds seemed a little less in their favor. He was burly and probably even more combative than the other cloaked figure.<br/><br/>“I don’t know if we have a choice,” she readied her blade in her flesh hand and kept her prosthetic ready for any openings. Melanie glanced only for a moment to see a sailing Ross gracefully following the chase. She instantly became worried of his ability to fight in his current state. Eleanor had stolen a lot of alcohol.<br/><br/>Before she could get another thought in, yet another blow was flying towards Melanie. This time she was ready and easily stopped a few attempts before taking advantage of the cloaked person’s aggression.<br/><br/>When he charged at her she swiftly dodged, parried and landed a good punch in the side of his head. He grunted and stumbled before recovering enough to come at Melanie again. He caught the pirate off guard and shoved her against the alley's wall.<br/><br/>Melanie was barely holding the knife from her throat. Her mind thought of options and weakness, but all she could do was focus on the immediate threat. In her awkward position she managed to knee the person’s side hard enough that he grunted and lessened the force holding her from the wall.<br/><br/>Melanie shoved him away from her and slashed towards the hand with his sword. The metal bit deep but the man wouldn’t let the pirate get away with something like that. He got a good final slash that also cut deep into her upper arm. Melanie hissed before swinging one last punch as he stumbled and slumped to the ground.