The attacker fell into the pit with an abruptly short scream.
His would-be attacker was a woman.
Emergency lighting glowed along the walls, and the strange silhouettes of workout machines made her pause and wait for her night vision to filter out machine from potential attacker.
The attacker is likely to have numerical superiority to offset the defender being hidden.
The prisoner tucked her behind him with one hand and met the first attacker's blow, blocked it, and flung him down the hall.
