In that case I prefer the pommel strike from the bottom row to the one on the top. The top one looks like she’s presenting the sword to someone on a dais above her.
So the mystery pic from the bottom row was essentially similar to the Leper’s Hew attack. I like the half swording and the pommel strikes but we don’t want to overdo it. I’d prefer it if the sword were reversed in the combat animated pose (for a more normal grip) as reversing the sword for pommel strikes is generally done rather quickly and then switched back to a more conventional grip. I’m definitely liking a lot of what I see so far. Keep up the good work (when you can, obviously). In the meantime I’ll see if I can get some help from a few friends finding out why she crashes the game whenever I try to get her to leave town.