Hmmmm. . . . .Rei would never let the guy actually get a swing in, but I think we can come up with something to make the prince look tough. . . .How about saying something to startle the guy, like, letting him sneak in close and then suddenly whipping a pillow at him or something. I know that is not as good as fighting with the guy, but at this point, Rei is so wound up and protective there is no way he would let the assassin close enough to actually strike the prince. We could have a public attempt where the prince attacks the assassin. In fact, I see this great shot in my head where Rei deflects an arrow, but he and the prince are heading out on a hunt, so the prince is armed with a bow, and when the arrow is deflected he take a bead on the shooter and pegs him :P That would be sweet :P And quite bad ass.