What was first a slight shock after perceiving the other blood-bender proceed further, and following him far enough not to get shot himself, quite foolishly leaving the girls behind and rushing forwards as he could, transformed into rage in Kensaki's mind the moment he saw the guard. A cold-blooded, almost sadistic desire to drive his blood through his head and see him stretch across the ground like a lifeless puppet. He didn't let it on as nothing more but a slight narrowing of his eyes, but inside his veins, his blood was boiling. He's heard of the man before. He saw him. And he hated the man, if for nothing else then just for the fact that he was a guard.<br/><br/>He let one of the scratches on his hands, more shallow and only half-healed by now, open again, the crimson streaming out into the shape of a long whip. Like a venomous snake, it twisted around his hands, which were still somewhat shaking, but overall, he was standing and no longer resembled a corpse (except for how blood-stained his coat was, that was). At least not that much. And even if he did, it was a rather hostile, dangerous one.<br/><br/>"If you are interested in your own physical well-being," he repeated the man's words, "You should return to wherever you came from and let us pass. We outnumber you. Who gave you the right to interfere with our lives?" He straightened his back, taking a stance ready to attack. The red whip in his hands unfurled a little, and Kensaki kept glaring at the man opposite him. He waited for him to attack first... That way, he could calculate his moves, and strike him in a way that would incapacitate him.<br/><br/>From what he saw so far, it most likely wasn't a too physically able man. One of his legs seemed to be weaker - maybe that was what the cane was for? However, he was covered in armour. That would be difficult to break through... He'd have to aim for the head. In his mind, a strategy started to form - it would be best to first deprive him of eyesight, to disable any use of firearms... That was, if he was going to attack. If he'd just step out of the way... Maybe even Kensaki wouldn't feel so obliged to attack.