"[b]Not happening.[/b]" Alvios was coldly relieved at her response. If Shadra's only solution was death, then Alvios was perfectly willing to deliver equal justice, and Shadra didn't give him any reason to let her walk away from this unscathed. He skipped back slightly, before turning and swinging his sword down hard at Rebecca's back. He would have tried to keep distance between them whether he had seen that claw or not; he didn't want to suffer the same fate as Rebecca if he could help it.

     If nothing else though, he had to get Shadra away from Rebecca, let the Elders try to help. He didn't necessarily have to win the fight, he just had to avoid losing.