It's the musical sound that alerts her well before the lights become apparent. She takes a moment to realize he created two swords out of light and were using them to slice towards her.

Rip reacted instantly, dropping low below their movement and the second it passed her, she was moving again. Her speed hard for most to keep up with as she lashed out with kicks and punches, using enough force to crack stone and bend bars when she missed him.

His little pet was not letting up with her vicious attacks, looking for anyway and every way she could to draw blood from him.