we shall heal our wounds, collect our dead
Ronin sees the hesitation but pretends not to, leaving it up to Theea as to whether she trusts him with a near sacred location when it comes to her mother. But as she speaks of the lightning scarred palm, he can't help but let a smile creep across his face; of course it would be lightning. He nods gently. "If I see it, I'll pretend I didn't," he promises. "But if your mother asks you about some extra care packages she might receive, just... say they're from you, yeah?"
Winking and rolling his shoulders as they prepare to spar, Ronin lets out a quiet laugh. "It would be a lot more than feathers if she'd just show her face," he says, before it's here we go and his expression sharpens into something more focused, taking into account her strikes, her stance, the rhythm of the blows and the wiry strength behind them. He catches them with the ease of any training glove, though he won't deny that he'll definitely have to invest in some when the arena opens officially.
"You're trained well. But then that was never really a question," he remarks, straightening up and grinning as he steps across at her. "No one is ever going to be perfect 100% of the time. Be careful of this elbow, and watch your feet. Hand-to-hand is a favourite of mine, so if you ever want to practice, I'm always available. Now - again. Just once, this time - wherever you like - and like you mean it."
Winking and rolling his shoulders as they prepare to spar, Ronin lets out a quiet laugh. "It would be a lot more than feathers if she'd just show her face," he says, before it's here we go and his expression sharpens into something more focused, taking into account her strikes, her stance, the rhythm of the blows and the wiry strength behind them. He catches them with the ease of any training glove, though he won't deny that he'll definitely have to invest in some when the arena opens officially.
"You're trained well. But then that was never really a question," he remarks, straightening up and grinning as he steps across at her. "No one is ever going to be perfect 100% of the time. Be careful of this elbow, and watch your feet. Hand-to-hand is a favourite of mine, so if you ever want to practice, I'm always available. Now - again. Just once, this time - wherever you like - and like you mean it."
THE WHITE KNIGHT
and continue fighting
