To Train or not...

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'Was it time?'

Possibly. Talia gave a heavy sigh and glanced out the window. Caius was standing there, doing his early morning stretches. She had him doing...much, just to get him ready to train, but was it time yet?

Getting up, she stretched and opened the door, heading out to him. There was not going to be a better chance. "Hey! Time to actually start. Let's go."

[hisdivineshadow]

Caius stopped partway through a stretch and straightened up, grinning enthusiastically. "Gladly." The longer he was here, he found, the less he minded the situation. The fact that he had to put in a full day's labor didn't seem so bad when he stopped to consider all the days he had gone without food or shelter as a bandit. Who would've thought I'd actually take to honest living?

Taking up his practice sword, he made a few swift cuts in the air and smirked. "Well, then, I'm ready."

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She smirked a bit and walked out past him.

Without warning, she whipped about, her own wooden sword making a sharp cut towards his chest.

[hisdivineshadow]

Caught by surprise, Caius was barely able to bring his weapon up in time to parry. He failed to put enough force into it, however, and only succeeded in driving Talia's sword into his other arm.

"Ahh," he hissed, hopping backwards. That stung.

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"Now, what was that. A good swordsman would be able to expect an attack at any point and be able to counter it in some way," she chided softly, though not harshly.

She started walking away, in the hopes that he would try to attack. If not, he had yet another lecture coming.

[hisdivineshadow]

He frowned. "I . . . guess you're right. I'll do better next time." Part of him wanted to take the opportunity Talia presented, but another part of him balked at the idea of striking at her from behind. Indecisive, he stayed put.

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Talia stopped and turned her head just enough to look at him. "Well...?" she said, the question obvious. If he didn't do it now, there would be no use continuing to train him. 'Do it...' she thought, body tensed, ready, wanting him to attack.

[hisdivineshadow]

Abruptly, he felt a rush of anger that propelled him to lunge forward, driving a hard thrust at the small of her back. "Fine! Have that!"

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Talia smirked and, pivoting lightly on the balls of her feet, her sword blocking his, but not without sending her a foot or two back. "Good! Keep it coming!" she wasn't surprised at his strength, in fact, it made her rather happy.

[hisdivineshadow]

Growling wordlessly, he launched into a flurry of attacks, thrusting and slashing at varying levels with no discernible pattern. Though he obviously was attacking more from instinct than thought, his basic form was still good, proof that his training under Talia was paying off.

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She parried each of his attacks with an ease she didn't care for, but, because his stance and overall position were good - not the best, but not bad either - she didn't stop him right there. Soon she would have to teach him varying attacks. But for now, she kept him working until he was worn out.

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((I will also hijack this thread too...))