For a minute - a very uncomfortable and stomach-clenching minute of sheer awkward uncertainty - he thought he'd gotten the names wrong. Raza's memory returning a moment later had him exhaling a little puff of relief as he nodded confirmation of the Fae lady's identity. "I uh. I'm... I was new," he admitted, hardly a secret he could keep for any length of time, no matter how it painted a target on his back. "Jiao was the first person I met but... she told me to try and find you. Said you could maybe help me get on my feet or... or introduce me to someone who could." He shrugged, offering Raza an uncertain smile. "I'm more or less there now, though. But if you ever do food at the bar I could maybe trade what I hunt for a tab?" Not that he drank a lot, but sometimes it would be nice to have the option.
He didn't think his idea was particularly good, but when she chose it he nodded shy agreement and followed her into the ring. Mirroring her by folding his hands behind his back, he hesitated when she offered him the first attack. He wasn't usually the type to start fights, but for training purposes he was willing to try. And he was glad he'd stretched a bit already, rolling up onto the balls of his feet and then back again to try and find his balance before shifting his weight and kicking out with his right leg towards her left knee, the blow a little weak and hesitant as he tried to keep his balance with his arms behind his back and throwing off his center of gravity.
He didn't think his idea was particularly good, but when she chose it he nodded shy agreement and followed her into the ring. Mirroring her by folding his hands behind his back, he hesitated when she offered him the first attack. He wasn't usually the type to start fights, but for training purposes he was willing to try. And he was glad he'd stretched a bit already, rolling up onto the balls of his feet and then back again to try and find his balance before shifting his weight and kicking out with his right leg towards her left knee, the blow a little weak and hesitant as he tried to keep his balance with his arms behind his back and throwing off his center of gravity.
