Klaus knew that her sword was a dead one the moment it slided pass Tyaethe, as she clenched her teeth to bear with the pain whilst receiving the punch. [i]And she hasn't drew her sword yet...[/i]

Putting all her efforts to maintain that posture and eye contact towards her opponent, Klaus threw out a foot sweep across the back of Tyaethe's legs, to break the already close distance. Whether the attempt to trip that paladin works or not, her main aim is regain control of that dead sword at this crucial moment, because she is sure that she would die 7 times if she hadn't regained her firm grasp of that sword.