Dennis had barely got the words out when he found a fist land directly in his face, and his knees buckled under him from a kick.
"What the..." Dennis tried to talk through a face full of his own blood, but his own fist was now balled in a counter attack, and he gave Jander a hateful glare as he wiped blood on his sleeve. He managed to make it to standing, but kept a bit of distance from the other vampire.