[huh. well, they all seem like pretty decent choices to her, not like she knows a damn thing about practical combat one way or another. thinking about it for more than a second, though, she realizes that spears and knives are probably out—the difference in range is too much and she'll probably be fighting with the sword too far away from or too close to her body. maybe the same situation with poles—they're two-handed weapons, right?]

Thinking canes might be the best shot. Just trying to figure out something that's about the same length as that thing. [she nods her head towards where her sword is being stored.] Makes sense to me, right?