Felicity caught his punch with a whirl of her staff, and circled, letting him aim a few more jabs. It was very, very difficult to break through the circle of defense allowed by her staff's reach, which was precisely why she used it - and Drake could use the challenge. It was always nice to see the young ones surpass their own teachers, and she was in no rush to try to defend against him with just her own body. Maybe if she was half a foot taller, but as it was, her reach was pathetic and he was more than fast enough to take advantage of that.
And so they continued, Drake throwing in some kicks that made Fel have to jump back, and Felicity retaliating with fiercer and fiercer blocks.