Julian stabilized, relieved that he was able to harm her with his own attack. Still, as he rose back up to a normal position, he realized that the shield caused way too much strain for his arm to handle, and he had no choice but to drop it if he wanted to continue fighting. The idea of shedding armor to surprise her with an attack was somewhat tempting, but Julian didn't want to reveal the Eternity's second form in it's very first battle, he wanted to save it for a little later down the line when it could become a very effective surprise at a critical moment. "Right then..." Now that he no longer had a shield in his arm, he swapped the hand that the beam saber was held in, and he picked up his rifle to get a few shots off at Anessa. Perhaps now he could stand toe to toe with her in close quarters, now that she seemed a bit fatigued.