While he had been prepared for potential action by Stark Zealot, the general outline of theoretical possibilities had not included something randomly crash landing in his apartment without warning. That sort of thing was typically hard to predict, though his immediate assumption was that it was something from the Imperium, which was why he was half in the process of turning around and letting his activated Tome drop into his hands as the knife came his way. 

"I have no idea," he spat, mostly to himself at this point. First Zealot showing up and now people crashing into his apartment? Just how insane had the Imperium become in the time since he had gone to Arcadia? Though judging from Zealot's reaction this probably wasn't something that had been arranged by the Imperium, or at least the same department in the Imperium. 

A flick of his Tome deflected the knife and sent it hitting the floor with a thud. The peaceful option basically went by the wayside at that point, since it was pretty obvious that there would be no talking out of this. So he shifted into his own prepared strategy, sweeping out with his Tome to send a bar of solid air slamming into Zealot's knees from behind. When that took him down a further blow would follow,knocking him over to the ground itself. 

A second later he sprang into action, ducking down and releasing a secret latch that opened a bolt hole in the floor. It was separated from the apartments below and went down to the ground floor, with no ladder or handholds needed. "Better get out," he warned the dynamic arrival with a few moments given to her if she headed his way before closing the hatch and descending downwards with his Tome to keep him from breaking his legs in the process. "I hope you appreciate this," he huffed to the Relic riding along with him at the same time. 

[@TheWindel][@The 42nd Gecko]