Deimos
He’d figured, but hadn’t wanted to presume – knowing Alys’s notions of weaponry had been minimal, that the semblances of combat at all might soon follow. The Grounds had been renowned for survival, but not much in the wakes of armaments or defenses, and though he’d tried to instill multitudes there, it clearly hadn’t angled to everyone. So he stopped himself from laughing at her blank expression, barely, so that it muffled into a tightened expanse of his mouth, and he looked away quickly.
Once he’d regained some composure, with a swift breath, he stalked over to the dummy, standing just in front of her. “All right. We will start with the basics. First, your stance.” He maneuvered his own form to one of natural grace and ease, formulated over years of training and muscle memory; years and years before, when he’s been given the same lessons. “Distribute your weight evenly over your legs.” No leaning. “Stay on the balls of your feet – if you remain flat-footed, you will move slower.” He waited for her to do so, before prompting primordial thoughts, wanting her to think for herself rather than consistently and constantly taking direction – independent beliefs and concepts for when he wasn’t there to holler. “Where should you target someone?”
Once he’d regained some composure, with a swift breath, he stalked over to the dummy, standing just in front of her. “All right. We will start with the basics. First, your stance.” He maneuvered his own form to one of natural grace and ease, formulated over years of training and muscle memory; years and years before, when he’s been given the same lessons. “Distribute your weight evenly over your legs.” No leaning. “Stay on the balls of your feet – if you remain flat-footed, you will move slower.” He waited for her to do so, before prompting primordial thoughts, wanting her to think for herself rather than consistently and constantly taking direction – independent beliefs and concepts for when he wasn’t there to holler. “Where should you target someone?”
you're all bronze and bite
all venom and fistfight
all venom and fistfight
