Alleic felt Alex grab his left arm, pulling him back and to the side, rather than fighting the motion he embraced it, twisting his back and extending his right arm into a palm thrust catching the hanging girl directly in the chest.<br/><br/>At the same time he brought up his right leg, driving the toe box of his boot directly into the wrist of Liz’s hand that was holding the stick. He did all this in one quick fluid motion.<br/><br/>Then stepping aside and pulling his arm free from Alex’s grip and out of her reach. He entered his own fighting stance, holstering his crossbow, and eyeing up Liz. It was obvious that she knew at least a little bit about the martial arts, he could see it in the way she attacked.  A smile crossed his face, he hadn’t expected a fight from this lot, but he was happy to have been surprised. “Well come on then” he said to the woman “see if you can win your escape.”<br/>