Good thing she was on guard as she was getting up; Athena didn't even hesitate before throwing a hard kick which ended up being aimed towards her head, those combat boots luckily colliding with her arms as she blocked the strike.  Taking a step back, Athena's hands are a blur of motion for a moment, and once that blur is finished Athena is wielding a staff that she seemingly had pulled from nowhere, holding it in an odd way that Alice was not familiar with, but Athena was clearly not 'getting too into it' by the looks of things, so (hopefully) she didn't have much to worry about...<br/><br/>(You take a -2 Dice penalty to attack since she has a longer reach with the Staff)