Hey, starchild, are you listening?
He surprised her, by appearing like that. A slight frown marked the girls displeasure at being taken off guard, especially when she was trying so hard to actually pay attention to everything around her. It quickly melted away under the praise, however, and Seren soon smiled back at her father. He had been watching her?
"The knives are fun," she admitted, and waited as he retrieved a sword. "This? It feels... heavier." Hefting the length of metal, her slight shrug implied more than the weight of steel. "But, learning it can't hurt. Let's do it." Not that she needed a reason to accept; sparring with her dad was fun, and they didn't do it nearly often enough in her opinion.
Leading the way to a less crowded spot on the field, Seren readied herself and, after receiving the go-ahead, initiated with a light overhand cut towards his left shoulder. She used both hands with almost equal ease, but favored the right a fraction more, and it was with the right hand she held the sword today. "I thought you were good at everything," she teased lightly as they went. "If not the sword, what is your thing?"
"The knives are fun," she admitted, and waited as he retrieved a sword. "This? It feels... heavier." Hefting the length of metal, her slight shrug implied more than the weight of steel. "But, learning it can't hurt. Let's do it." Not that she needed a reason to accept; sparring with her dad was fun, and they didn't do it nearly often enough in her opinion.
Leading the way to a less crowded spot on the field, Seren readied herself and, after receiving the go-ahead, initiated with a light overhand cut towards his left shoulder. She used both hands with almost equal ease, but favored the right a fraction more, and it was with the right hand she held the sword today. "I thought you were good at everything," she teased lightly as they went. "If not the sword, what is your thing?"
Seren
