She's not precisely looking for a fight. But she's not about to back down either and even now, stuck in close quarters that are not really her forte, Iskierka isn't one to back down easily. He might have a sword, but she isn't really going to let that stop her from doing her very best all the same.

"I have defeated men before," she counters, and it's true. She's made it a long way in the Arenas, if she's not yet managed to squeeze out a win herself and even before then she has a long career of fighting - and winning - battles on a grander scale than this. So what should one man with a sword mean to her, when she has no idea of how he fights or even if he happens to be as good as he thinks he is.