With the hit to the jaw, Archibald was actually hoping to throw her off a little, and it seemed that it worked for the most part. He didn't expect for her to jump back though, as well as put her hand to her cheek. The young captain dropped out of his stance slightly and was about to say something before he was cut off by her. His mouth was just opening as she spoke to him, and he closed it after hearing what she had to say. He simply nodded to her and got back into his stance, looked at her calmly. "If you're fine, then let's get back to it." He told her, looking at her seriously, as he changed his stance. He didn't prefer being a brick wall, and enjoyed moving around the best he could to distract whoever was facing him, but he had only gotten in a few fights before, so his stance was rough and unpolished.