Raven flinched, blade catching her fingers as it was pulled away sharply, and she pressed back into the dark, growing smaller. It was a tactic that had worked in the past, even the most eager killers often hesitated at the sight of a child, that gave her an edge. It didn't work everyone of course, but that was the risk of a gambit move.
"...Go away!" she demanded, voice full of feigned youthful bravado and a healthy dose of fear.