"I have every intention of surviving, thank you. If we're lucky, perhaps you might even survive as well." Arrogance wasn't usually his thing, but he felt oddly calm - probably far more calm than anyone should feel in the face of an obviously insidious assassination attempt.

He leapt, dodging to the side and around, circling slowly and moving to keep some distance between them, pinging the others with an urging to stay out of it. He didn't want to get his consorts in the middle of this, either, no matter that they could readily handle themselves.

"I don't suppose you're capable of gracing us with the coder responsible for this?" His question was certainly light, for someone activating an energy axe and preparing to fight.