[i]Octavia didn't have time to formulate a plan of defending herself entirely, but she had a decent idea - as beforehand, she strafed towards Remy, but didn't deflect the incoming blade, as that had taken too much effort and wouldn't worked as well as beforehand. She instead raised both of her weapons, as Remy's sword crashed upon the weapon's guards. Or...whatever that little space is between the guard and the blade. I don't know..[/i] [i]Anyway, she positioned her sword-and-dagger to where Remy's blade ended up being somewhat blocked by them, although the tip of the edge nearly came down upon Octavia. Remy's strength also played a factor, as it nearly knocked her back - still, she suddenly pushed him back and delivered a swift kick to his left foot, hoping to sweep him off his feet. [/i]