[@Drifting Pollen]Thanks for the second input.

I have a few more tricks up my sleeve for how Iolanthe might handle such brutal counters. Although the fact Sigurd did not backhand Iolanthe's lance in his last post gives me hope; Had he done so, my beloved hoplite would be in an incredibly worse-for-ware situation, likely on her ass and rolling around. Now I figure it's too late.