Reacts on instinct

The next attack didn’t come. Corvo lowered the sword, just a little, as he
stared at the empty space in front of him.
The Whaler had gone, again.
Corvo turned, running on instinct, sword swinging. Behind him, the
assassin moved easily out of reach before flipping their knife around,
holding the blade parallel to his forearm, then lunging in for the attack.