The punch to her throat caught her off guard and she let go of the shield to block any further damage to her trachea. He hit harder than anyone she'd fought before. He shouldn't have been able to hit that hard after how hard she brought the shield down on his head. For the first time in a long time, she was actually scared. She was struggling just to breathe. She knew she would heal by the end of the day unless he killed her but she couldn't fight when she couldn't breathe.