[Training] Bound by noisy heartbeats

RONIN if there's one thing i'm good at, it's surviving "Mm, used to. We were very good friends, once. Time and the war changed things." Not to mention a number of very personal circumstances, but that isn't for every day conversation. (It isn't even for close conversation, in truth, and Ronin prefers not to dwell on it). "We have been speaking more lately, though." Not quite to the level of a playful spar, unfortunately, because there's still the chance it might develop into a real fight. Bracing against the blows to his forearm, Ronin is forced to twist out of the way of the oncoming elbow, and as Jude hops back he makes sure to press the offensive, ducking in to try and cheekily hook the boy's leg with his foot. "Ah, you'd think that, but any fight can surprise you," he says with a grin. "For the better or the worse. I always come out learning something new, so the best doesn't really matter."