Luca closed his eyes and listened closely, hearing the assassin grow closer and closer.  At the last moment he sprung into motion, knocking his chair to the side he snatched his halberd and brought it down hard on the girl.<br/>She shrieked and got her short sword up to black the weapon. He might have blasted through and split her head if she hadn't caught the flat of the blade with her off hand and been driven too the ground.<br/>Luca laughed when he realized the assassin was a girl!  "oh, magnificent.  You're on your knees already.  This is going to be fun."