Her inhuman yell, the leap from an unexpected spot, the claws and the willingness to launch herself in close--all of this is calculated to make an ordinary person panic and run. That's the point, and it's how she best knows how to fight. She doesn't catch herself on the blade, but even the soft glow makes her give a return hiss of pain from being this close.

He steps in and she steps back, slashing at him wildly. With him still between her and the exit, she tries again to retreat deeper in, trying to dive away into any shadow she can find that's not lit by his glaive.