Are
Nervous didn't quite explain it, that feeling of slowly growing anxiousness that had Are chewing the inside of his cheek in protest of it all. A body tense with barely contained... Well, what exactly remained to be seen, but at least it contributed to great force, if maybe not finesse.
Finesse that would be sorely missed if he meant to actually hit anything with the bushel of javelins he snatched up and went through in a hurry. Three of the lot seemed in agreeable shape and had that coveted balance Roana had so nagged him about. Good enough for target practice at least.
Then came those words of wisdom again, to train how you fight, so with shield still in hand he wound up and let the first one take to the skies, and fly it did. Twenty odd paces it arced through the air and with a thud bit into the hard-packed ground. The groan from Are louder than the impact itself. The rest of the bunch where sent on similar trajectories, evenly spread around the target and stuck proudly out of the dirt. "At least they went far." he grumbled to himself, glancing atWessex and hoping for at least a touch of scorn or mockery. Anything was better than those cold, calculating eyes, silently staring, judging, planning.
Finesse that would be sorely missed if he meant to actually hit anything with the bushel of javelins he snatched up and went through in a hurry. Three of the lot seemed in agreeable shape and had that coveted balance Roana had so nagged him about. Good enough for target practice at least.
Then came those words of wisdom again, to train how you fight, so with shield still in hand he wound up and let the first one take to the skies, and fly it did. Twenty odd paces it arced through the air and with a thud bit into the hard-packed ground. The groan from Are louder than the impact itself. The rest of the bunch where sent on similar trajectories, evenly spread around the target and stuck proudly out of the dirt. "At least they went far." he grumbled to himself, glancing at
