[i]Octavia's only way to even react to the incoming poke was to attempt to knock it off its course, except that she was considerably too weak to really do so - it didn't help that she was already tired out, because deflecting, parrying, and tripping fatasses like Remy - er, heavily armored knights like Remy - takes an awful lot of effort.[/i] [i]In response to the poke though, she did attempt to halt its progress by slashing, her own sword clashing feebly against the longsword and, if went well, would've pushed it aside. Octavia got the message that Remy would've wanted a chance to recover, so she backed off, tiresome breaths escaping her mouth as if she was already exhausted.[/i]