The man reacted a bit slowly, as if he didn't expect them here - which was probably true, if one had the time to think of it.<br/>Kalaj, however, reacted pretty fast, with a natural instinct. The knife flew before people knew it has been pulled, and struck before the man was able to move. The big, heavy pig-slayer he was holding clanked on a stone, falling from his hand. A spray of blood painted the face of his would-be victim red. The sight made the Thaecian look ill.<br/>It looked as if the pain makes him react faster, as the man deftly avoided the Adjia's blades. Aevala, however, was not so easily discouraged, and delivered a tip slash on the reverse cut across his chest. The free-flowing cloak made her miscalculate the distance, probably saving the man's life, but as her blade found the target, the hood fell. Everybody was able to notice the whiteness of his face, along with the total lack of any hair on his head. Even then, he managed to avoid Dingo's lunge.<br/>His face, however, remained unseen to all but the most observant, as the man turned to run. He ran a few steps, before turning left and tumbling down between some tents. Was it the bloodloss that got him, or just a skilled acrobatic manoeuvre, allowing him to cover more distance and be harder to detect?<br/>Either way, he couldn't be far away, but he was no longer in sight.