Ha - as if he has the power to allow or deny her victory. It's a ridiculous notion to her, one who both revels in chaos and makes her own fortune through it all with sheer skill and willpower. So what if he's fast and carries a sword? She's killed countless others like him before. He's just a swordsman with haste. Annoying, but not dangerous.

Encouraged by that stagger, and by that silly habit of talking while fighting and therefore distracting himself, she rushes him, splashing through the shallow water with her rapier poised at his heart to strike him dead - or so she hopes.