[With the length of his swords, he had considerable reach on her, so moving away was dangerous - but she did it anyway, leaping back from the kick so it landed with much less force than it normally might have.

And then she continued backing off, putting enough distance between them that he'd have to follow her to keep attacking. She could feel the shadows of the forest behind her. Zuko might be able to see her in the open, but she doubted he could see through trees as easily - and while cover wasn't as good as stealth, it was better than nothing.]