The swoosh of the first swing of the blackjack, hitting nothing but thin air, didn't knock out the half-elf - but it did knock her out of her trance. Momentarily disoriented, she spun around on her heel to face Shay, but wasn't able to react quickly enough to duck under the second blow... luckily for her, Shay was kind enough to fumble and drop her weapon, screwing up not merely once but twice in a row to spectacular effect.<br/><br/>Quick as a flash, her opponent unsheathed a pair of daggers from her belt, one of them pointed at Shay's neck. "Intruder!" She yelled out, loud enough for the whole mansion to hear... she continued less loudly, in a voice that brooked no argument, "Down on the ground and hands on your head."<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Shay was in the third-floor hallway, the room where Yewbough was being held behind her, while further a ways down the corridor in front of her a set of stairs led down to the second floor. To her right was a room being renovated, door not yet installed into the doorframe, some furniture moved in and covered with drapes to keep the dust off, with a glass window slightly ajar to let air in at the opposite end of the room.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Readied attack</div><div class="spoiler_body">If Shay does anything other than get on the ground and put her hands on her head, including doing nothing, the half-elf carries out her readied attack with her dagger.<br/>Luckily for Shay, the attack would miss. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=72262)<br/></div></div>