If she had a heartbeat it would be racing. Vex waited patiently, she wasn't sure how she was going to fight back... she had cornered herself, which in her panic to get somewhere safe, she didn't realise.
"Breathe..." she whispered silently to herself; she waited for her assailant to get close to her.

She took a chance, darting out from beside the dumpster before attempting to run past the Mercenary. She was almost past him before she tripped and slammed herself into the ground with a loud thud.
"Ow." She mumbled as she started to pull herself up, seeing a trail of slightly darker crimson blood trickle down her arm. "Fuck."