[ not even close to her limit; she's only just over the edge of skilled human ability. but it's not fun if there's no balance, and she's here to match skills. not checking her hit is a sign of respect--he has the skills to take a blow.

when he steps back she does as well, clearly signaling a pause. ]

Well fought. Do you want to continue as we are or change things up? If you can manage that much speed and precision with a heavy blade, you must be quite fast without.