It seemed as though this robber was content to turn the area into a veritable inferno. He truly had no honour to recklessly endanger those around him on such a massive scale. Although she lamented the devastation, at this point, she had only resolved harder than before to catch the bastard. If he would burn up an entire district just to escape her, what would happen the next time someone tried to bring him in? His viciousness needed to be stopped here and now.

Surprisingly, it turned out that rather than running, he had decided to come back and face her. It was beyond belief; not only was he rushing into the hands of someone that wanted to kill him, while injured no less, but he was heading in the same direction of all the fire and smoke he had a hand in creating. When he finally came into her direct sight, however, Sajan had an inkling as to his plan. Did he believe it would be as simple as engaging her with a sword to defeat her? He either truly believed she would be defenseless at close range or was extremely confident in his swordplay. Without hesitation, Sajan simply shouldered her bow and called forth the Guru's Kirpan. Unlike the modern Kirpan she concealed on her person, this was a significantly larger blade. Sajan hoped for his sake that the man actually knew how to use his sword, or she would be about to humiliate him with her skills. Moving to close the gap, Sajan planned to allow the man to attempt to strike first, and then slip past his attack and strike herself. Alternatively, if he should lose his nerve, she could just try and run him through from behind.

[@The Irish Tree]