"Yeah," Octavia breathed, even though she wasn't sure if she was. She was still on the floor, but now that the ache was slowly dissipating, she moved to try and at least sit up. Desperate to show Duke it wasn't as bad as it had looked.

Of course, she didn't even realize how she was still half-panting from the shock.

On the bright side, while there was probably going to be some bruising, luckily there weren't any cuts.