He wasn't able to pull Oliver's staff away, but the young man's tenacity was a pleasant change of pace and as they broke apart he gave the blond an admiring nod. "Nicely done, blocking the attack," he acknowledged with a smile. Deimos's praise was always welcome; never profligate with it, the bard knew that every word mattered to the General, and smiled in satisfaction at his own performance, glad he had managed to hold his own amongst the weapons and wiles of his fellow classmates.
As they gathered at the end he looked around, glad to see old friends and new forging a bond of shared training and trust, Outlanders and Naturals, Grounders and Halovians, and though he was feeling the burn of muscles used in uncommon ways he also felt inspired by the efforts of those around him. "I'd like to keep training with the staff, if anyone wants to join me," he offered. He'd tried to give Quanil a few pointers before, but if they were serious about their weapon of choice he should polish his own skills to provide them a worthy training partner in the future.
Taking his staff he headed off to the side. If no one joined him, he would work on the practice dummy a while longer, settling the new motions into muscle memory for future encounters.
{Finished for Jigano!}
As they gathered at the end he looked around, glad to see old friends and new forging a bond of shared training and trust, Outlanders and Naturals, Grounders and Halovians, and though he was feeling the burn of muscles used in uncommon ways he also felt inspired by the efforts of those around him. "I'd like to keep training with the staff, if anyone wants to join me," he offered. He'd tried to give Quanil a few pointers before, but if they were serious about their weapon of choice he should polish his own skills to provide them a worthy training partner in the future.
Taking his staff he headed off to the side. If no one joined him, he would work on the practice dummy a while longer, settling the new motions into muscle memory for future encounters.
{Finished for Jigano!}
