He felt his weight give out from under him, the stool was gone. He was not expecting this, he would have gone head first but found himself blinded, maybe he was dead he tried to struggle out of whatever was holding him.<br/><br/>What dim light there was opened up around him and he gasped for air not even remembering holding his breath. His eyes focused and saw a blond haired bombshell standing over him. He stood up and dusted himself off righting his mask.<br/><br/>"You have thirty ticks to give me one solid reason not to rip you to shreds and make you into tomorrow nights....special."<br/><br/><b><span style="color: DarkGreen">“Besides the loss of business feeding people human flesh would causes and the missing of a handsome and dashing performer like myself last seen in your brothel? I would say you can't kill me.”</span></b>It was simply put he could handle his own if two assassins got into a fight he figured he had the upper hand being able to use magic better than she could.<br/><br/>He could also see her eyes now and the drain that the spell or trick she used on him had on her. He could easily overpower her at this point. He drew a knife from her sleeve and held the curved blade. The smiling mask looking almost psychotic in the dim light holding the blade up.<b><span style="color: DarkGreen">“I'll give you a shot if you like but I think you'd rather hear a offer.” </span></b>He paused and lowered the blade to his side relaxing a bit.<b><span style="color: DarkGreen">“I wont tell anyone, think of it as owing a friend a favor.” </span></b>He stepped up close to her and put his hand on her shoulder.<b><span style="color: DarkGreen"> “I can respect a good thief, though you're making it quite hard.”</span></b><br/><br/>His hand moved from her shoulder to the other with his arm now behind her neck.<b><span style="color: DarkGreen"> “No reason we can't help each other out in such a case.” </span></b>His hand was dangerously close to out right groping her but it was only because he held it limply off her shoulder.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>