[She's probably just as surprised she didn't completely stumble - her sense of balance actually wasn't that great and LB more or less lucked out that time. She keeps her grip tight on the sheathe, pulling in a little even though he would be correct in his assessment in that she really didn't have the faintest clue on how to properly wield a sword, but she wasn't about to let him keep more things that would be easily accessible to him to trip her over again.

After his first comment, she stares back with more intensity than she intends to. LB manages to smile a little, though it doesn't quite meet her eyes.]

I really hope you'll never see the situation in which I take it seriously.

[It's not a threat, but a genuine concern from her side, even if she does her best to mask that much. But if she were to take this seriously, she'd definitely be with her tentacles. And she didn't trust herself not to kill someone else while in that suit.

Suddenly, though, she completely lets go of the sheathe, taking the opportunity to try to book it ahead in hopes that the momentum would throw him off a little. In her attempt, her expression is again more playful.]

You should have gone ahead, while you still had the chance!

[But hey, now she's getting a little more cocky, either way, and her senses might not be as sharp for the next attempt he makes.]