Daniel scrambled to his feet, almost knocking himself back over in his hurry. The fact that she was light, practically skeletal, was just about the only thing he'd had working for him just now, because she had ferocity and animal brute strength on her side. And as Daniel caught a flash of movement lunging for him, inhuman speed.

He had only a second to get the rapier out. Daniel swung wildly with it at her direction.