![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
[1]
Ha! Hyaah!
[After dealing a lethal blow to a practice dummy, Sielje puts down her weapon. The knight is sweaty but for once, seems content. And the weapon in question is not her usual sword, but a long rod. A practice spear.]
Yes, I did not forget. I still have the arm for this.
[2]
Ahem. Do not misunderstand, it is not my intent to request my work done for me.
But there must be a better way to do this.
[Sielje is covered in paint, a large brush in her hand. In the background, her handiwork - a beginning of some kind of shape forming on a large mobile suit shield. A shape painted by hand, as half-empty cans littering underneath betray.]
I know there is a device of sorts for this kind of... purpose. But I know not how to operate it, and...
[She glances at the mess, embarassed.]
Ha! Hyaah!
[After dealing a lethal blow to a practice dummy, Sielje puts down her weapon. The knight is sweaty but for once, seems content. And the weapon in question is not her usual sword, but a long rod. A practice spear.]
Yes, I did not forget. I still have the arm for this.
[2]
Ahem. Do not misunderstand, it is not my intent to request my work done for me.
But there must be a better way to do this.
[Sielje is covered in paint, a large brush in her hand. In the background, her handiwork - a beginning of some kind of shape forming on a large mobile suit shield. A shape painted by hand, as half-empty cans littering underneath betray.]
I know there is a device of sorts for this kind of... purpose. But I know not how to operate it, and...
[She glances at the mess, embarassed.]
Tags:
From:
1
Would you mind if I asked for a small sparring match?
From:
no subject
But, is this the weapon you wish to use? A polearm has advantage of reach, perhaps I should wield one of those flimsy fake swords as well.
From:
no subject
[She twirls the flimsy sword in her hand once to show that she was fine using it.]
Ready when you are.
From:
no subject
[Sielje is unsure about fighting clumsy Kijin, however...]
Then, here I go!
[She stabs the practice spear forward, holding it in a steady and universal grip.]
From:
no subject
That was close, now then my turn.
[Astara then grabs the hilt of her own weapon with both arms, pressing the weapon down to drive Sielje's spear into the ground before sliding the blade up along the shaft towards the knight's arms and chest.]
From:
no subject
[Now is not the time to be surprised! Astara's attack is strong, but Sielje doesn't try to struggle against it. Instead, using the distance as leverage she moves the spear's tip further down, trying to have the weapon escape under the sword. While simultaneously, raising the part of the shaft close to her body and rotating it, a deflective blocking maneuver.]
From:
no subject
As the training sword is deflected back Astara released her grip for a brief second, catching the hilt again immediately with her right hand before thrusting forward and stepping in with the thrust to keep the distance between them short.]
From:
no subject
Hrngh!
[She tries to leap back away from the attack - while swinging the spear upwards, both hands holding it by the very end. An uppercut-like motion that sends dust flying, all done just to send Astara away as well!]
From:
no subject
Before Sielje had any time to enjoy the distance created the wooden sword suddenly flew through the dust, spinning rapidly towards her. Astara herself quickly followed behind her thrown weapon, waiting to see how Sielje would react to that attack.]
From:
no subject
... Ah.
[But this she did not expect. The knight leaps to the side, low under the flying weapon as she tries to tumble haphazardly.]
From:
no subject
[As Sielje lept off to the side Astara managed to catch up to her weapon and grab it before it flew off to who knows where. She spins in place after retrieving her weapon, locating the tumbling Sielje and swinging the sword hard down towards the exposed Sielje before she could recover her stance after that roll.]
From:
no subject
[Sielje can't get up in time! All she can do is interpose the spear in front of the falling blade while still on the ground.]
From:
no subject
I guess we'll call this a draw.
From:
no subject
[Sielje takes deep breaths, still holding on to two parts of the spear. A few seconds later she lets go and makes use of the hand offered to get up.]
That was so close. You wield such power...
From:
no subject
Well, I did only catch you after you already wore yourself out training.
Besides you don't usually wield spears, right?
From:
no subject
No, I do not wield spears. But I know how to, and I used to in the past...
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
But the same qualities make it something that is looked down on. A commoner's weapon, not dishonorable but not befitting a real knight either.
This is how many feel. And I did too, so...
From:
no subject
That's pretty different from what I was taught.
When I was growing up my dad always told me that a warrior must learn to use every and any kind of weapon.
From:
no subject
Ynya too thought there is nothing wrong in fighting with a spear and told me of advanced techniques and advantages it has. But, I did not listen. I chose the sword, which was even harder to master, and trained. Eventually, I became as good with it as with the polearm.
But it is true. He was right, a warrior must not limit herself to just one weapon.