[Training] something to aim at

Noah

if there's a reason I'm still alive
when so many have died

Even though Noah’s magic had the ability to bring Ronin down, he knew he would have to work very hard to accomplish that — and the demigod did not want to cause ultimate harm to his friend. He knew whatever injuries they sustained could be immediately healed by either of them, and by Vi’dore hanging just outside the barracks happily munching on some greenhouse grown carrots.

Noah was still low, one knee to the mat, arm extended from where he’d loosed the two glowing, celestial arrows. He heard Ronin’s quip and knew something was coming before he saw it (and it was a spar, Noah, of course something was coming). The axe came low and fast, skimming the floor like it meant to cut through bone. No time to roll again. Instead, Noah kicked off his planted foot, driving himself sideways in a short, sharp leap. He tucked mid-air, not graceful but fast, and the axe clipped his calf as it passed, slicing through leather and fabric and into the skin and muscle. Not deep, but enough to draw a hiss of pain through his teeth. He scrambled up, and landed hard on both feet, the sting flaring bright.

This time he called upon his stag again, and it came charging from behind the Knight.

then I'm willing to
wait for it