For a moment he thought she might just cooperate and get hit, but it wasn't to be. He knew it couldn't be that easy, but a guy can hope, can't he? And Lee was an eternal optimist, after all, at least when it came to everyone but himself.
Rather than expend energy blocking the next hex, he sidestepped it, though almost not fast enough -- it brushed his shirt and he was reminded that mistakes would not be forgiven.
His face set into hard lines that few ever could say they saw as he took several long steps forward and sent another spell her way.