She heard the words just as she was phasing back into solidity. The ether between solidity was a blank and silent place. She was feeling something akin to the same. What had he figured out that not many others ever had. She phased half way, bringing her blade in for a direct attack from his shoulder to his hip. She held back becoming solid until the blade was no more than a foot from him. If he knew that she was solid for those seconds it took to make the hit, he would block, or accept the hit and go for an attack of his own. She was almost betting on number two, and readied herself to phase before the hit landed if necessary.<br/><br/>"You first."