Vader's furious attack caught Ahsoka only half-ready. She expected it and managed to cover herself with the humming, shining blades of her two lightsabers, but she didn't expect the might of the strike. It was no longer this tall, slender Anakin that she fought with side-by-side. Ahsoka lost her balance and fell back, struggling to regain her composure. With a quick gesture she retrieved her lost saber with a Force pull and jumped further back trying to catch a breath and gain salvific distance from the imperial butcher.