“Aliorah wait!" Nathaniel dodges another lunge from the would-be Yyltish assassin, “I'm not going to hurt you!"
Aliorah wields a pen she picked up from the nearby table as if it were a mighty sword, “Especially not after I jam this in your neck!" Aliorah lunges again, but this time, Nathaniel draws his own weapon, a small knife, and knocks the pen from her hand.
Nathaniel has his blade aimed directly at Aliorah's chest, she hastily steps away, soon realizing that she has been backed into a corner, literally. She is pressed up against Hiytax, who in turn is pressed up against the corner of the room. Nathaniel steadies himself and drops his blade on the floor. He takes a few steps back, hands raised in an attempt to show he is harmless. Aliorah quickly scoops up the knife and takes a step
