Quanil's arms trembled a little in trying to push the provost's staff away, or at least keep it from advancing. They weren't strong enough - yet - to manage it, but they tried, and hopefully that was enough. And then the ground betrayed them again, and Quanil stumbled backwards before regaining their balance. It also backed them away from their "attacker," but if this had been a real fight, they'd've been head-bonked for sure, at a minimum.
But the provost said "Good."
HE SAID, "GOOD."
Quanil could've died right then and there from sheer happiness. So, naturally, they paid very close attention to everything the provost said after that. When the patterns were mentioned, Quanil did one of them, holding the staff the way they'd been taught. Then they stopped pattern-dancing and clutched the staff tightly with both hands. "I'll bring it with me everywhere!" they promised*.
They nodded enthusiastically at the suggestions of daily practice and doing more training next week. "Yes, of course, that sounds excellent, sir! Thank you so much!" Then a reminder struck them. "Do you know of any texts about the physics of staff fighting, sir? You mentioned it earlier, and I wanted to see if I could read up on it."
((*at least until my creator gets too excited and forgets about it!))
But the provost said "Good."
HE SAID, "GOOD."
Quanil could've died right then and there from sheer happiness. So, naturally, they paid very close attention to everything the provost said after that. When the patterns were mentioned, Quanil did one of them, holding the staff the way they'd been taught. Then they stopped pattern-dancing and clutched the staff tightly with both hands. "I'll bring it with me everywhere!" they promised*.
They nodded enthusiastically at the suggestions of daily practice and doing more training next week. "Yes, of course, that sounds excellent, sir! Thank you so much!" Then a reminder struck them. "Do you know of any texts about the physics of staff fighting, sir? You mentioned it earlier, and I wanted to see if I could read up on it."
((*at least until my creator gets too excited and forgets about it!))
