Quickly takes out a Whaler

As Lady Esma’s guard walked over to her prone form, his guard stepped out to join his companion. Corvo wasted no time. In one second he was on his feet. In two, he lunged and grabbed the gun hand of the guard standing over the white lion, wrenching the pistol out of the surprised Whaler’s hand before throwing an elbow into the man’s face, sending him careening backward.

The room broke out into chaos, the Whalers springing into action, the two men over by Lady Boyle spinning around, weapons at the ready. Corvo leapt sideways, reaching the left-hand staircase and, in one fluid motion, bringing the pistol around to bear on the two guards by Lady Boyle.