[A moment of contemplation before he moves -- Conrad can take as many such moments as he wants, being faster than nearly anything alive and unable to be killed by a boy such as this. Running would probably be preferable, but he has no desire to let someone like this challenge him and go unanswered.]
[He waits until the strange boy is nearly within arm's reach before he moves, leaping and using the nearest wall to push off, landing behind the boy in less than a blink. He strikes with his "sword", aiming for a shoulder, but not a hard strike by any means.]