Rylee's mind instantly went blank, or maybe it went into overdrive through unfiltered panic wasn't like she could tell anyway. After her blunder there was little time to regain any composure, truly the assassin worked quickly, seemed their skill wasn't exaggerated unfortunately. Perhaps also unfortunate in other ways she couldn't understand what the assassin's greeting meant, do they somehow have history together... impossible. Rylee had no idea who Kiori was, not anymore. 

Another thought flashed through her mind, the assassin appeared so casual in his stance, plus he hasn't even drawn a weapon be it a sword or any other shady weapon possibly in his possession. [i]Is he toying with me? Where is my "quick death?"[/i] Rylee expected to already have a blade straight through her chest, or more preferably dead after some sort of fight, not that dying was anything preferable in the first place. A warrior's death had more appeal to her, at least some control over her destiny though a struggle, yet even though she still stood, alive, this assassin stopped to greet her. Why?

Then it hit her, this was an opportunity, a sliver of a chance to survive after all. With a rough motion Rylee tore the ragged curtains off, it would serve to encumber her. Of course she still wore her uniform, the blue long coat that marks constables, hesitation was the enemy and so was the man before her, without missing a beat Rylee drew her sword. Blade wielded in her right hand she automatically entered a fighting stance, facing down Kiori with the side of her body. 

"I don't even have a ghost of an idea who you are, but I will not stand to be toyed with. You came to kill me, so do your job, however I promise one thing, I promise that I will not hand over my life willingly, maybe I don't even have a remote chance to live, but I will be damned if I were to roll over and die!" Rylee issued her challenge, fueled by the bravado and stubbornness that had been with her for long as she could remember, even has a kid she acted as such, especially when backed into a corner.