"That's right!" Driver Li said, apparently not caring about incriminating himself in his rage. "Said I could do whatever I wanted as long as it looked like an accident or self-defense. Said it was time someone put you back in your place, servant girl."
"I see," Heena said. "So this is a paid assassination, not personal revenge."
"It's both!" Driver Li snarled, advancing with the knife. "I hate you for what you did to me, and I'm getting paid well to finally have my revenge. Perfect combination."
He lunged forward suddenly, the knife slashing toward Heena's midsection.
And Heena moved.
She stepped inside his attack arc, deflecting his knife hand with her left arm while her right hand struck his wrist precisely at the nerve cluster.
Driver Li's hand spasmed, and the knife clattered to the ground.
Before he could recover, Heena's knee came up into his solar plexus, driving the air from his lungs.
