[@AtomicNut][@The ghost in black] Anya stared on at the scene as it unfolded, daggers still drawn and still hiding behind Adalaide. Of course, no one listened to her warning, but at-least it was multiple against one. They stood a good chance. At-least she hoped they did. "Please be careful.." She asked them, staring between Aleksi and Norman. Aleksi at that point threw a piece of sized wall at Ronin, he waited for the last possible second before drawing his blade and cutting the chunk of brick in half, getting nothing more than a few scrapes and covered in dust. Bringing his sword to the ground he rested his hands on the top of the hilt, the point sticking into the ground. "Really now? A wall? I guess the saying 'subtle as a flying brick through a window' didn't quite stick with you did it?" He told her, chuckling lowly. "And..I don't speak a word of Russian, but I'm going to assume it was something along the lines of 'why', and I'm not one to re-explain myself." He smirked when he saw the woman draw two knives, "Bringing kitchen knives to a sword fight I see, nicely done." He told her, laughing lowly. His expression changed from that of amusement to a grimace when the man before him mentioned 'The Old Man in the Mountain', "And what would vampiric filth such as yourself know of the Old Man? Hm? Do tell." He spat. Ronin sheathed his sword once Adrian assumed an un-armed stance and simply stood up straight, arms folded in front of him, head bowed, and eyes closed. "I believe I asked a question." He told him flatly, not moving nor looking up from where he was standing. Of course, to the casual on-looker it looked as if Ronin had simply given up and was accepting his beating that was going to soon be dealt to him. In reality, he was lowering the amount of noise he himself made and focusing solely on the group in front of him and the sounds around him, drowning out the loud noises and focusing only on the faint. The moment either of them advanced towards him, he'd hear and re-act much quicker than he would should he be tense and waiting for the fight.