The angle was bizarre. It was a move Weaver used not to put much force behind, but rather just to get a nice cut across the leg to hinder some movement. It was also a movement that worked a little bit better with the curved blade of her scythe than the straight blade of the sword. Still, it would test and train the girl well enough. Never trust your enemy, even the friendly ones.
It was the sort of move she’d use with her brothers, trying to trick them. She has done this a thousand times, the three of them fighting both to train and simply for something to do. Swordplay became a form of entertainment for them, trying to best the others in their play war. Though Erebor always trained them, always corrected them. It is his voice she hears whenever she gets sloppy, driven by wildfires instead of mountains as he was. It is his voice that says Well done, when the tricks succeed.
Melita parries at the strange angle, trying to push away Weaver’s blade again. There’s less force at this angle, but still, rather than losing the battle of strength, Weaver lets the girl succeed. She uses the momentum and her already odd angle to spin, left leg continuing it’s pivot backward so that she spins around and toward Melita’s side and back. The sword swings with the movement, continuing toward the small of Melita’s back.
It was the sort of move she’d use with her brothers, trying to trick them. She has done this a thousand times, the three of them fighting both to train and simply for something to do. Swordplay became a form of entertainment for them, trying to best the others in their play war. Though Erebor always trained them, always corrected them. It is his voice she hears whenever she gets sloppy, driven by wildfires instead of mountains as he was. It is his voice that says Well done, when the tricks succeed.
Melita parries at the strange angle, trying to push away Weaver’s blade again. There’s less force at this angle, but still, rather than losing the battle of strength, Weaver lets the girl succeed. She uses the momentum and her already odd angle to spin, left leg continuing it’s pivot backward so that she spins around and toward Melita’s side and back. The sword swings with the movement, continuing toward the small of Melita’s back.
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Quote by Charles Dickens
