[ Alalia's been taking a few of the teenagers under her wing over the past few weeks. It's clear why -- this world might not be all that different from the world she knows but from the chatter she's heard it's clear that quite a few of them barely know a broadsword from a gladius and that's not acceptable. Not in this place and not with what the battles they're expected to fight.
So she's taken it upon herself to draft a beginner's course, of sorts. Alalia has no illusions of being a teacher but she can at least ensure that the children here will be able to defend themselves with a blade should they need to do it.
They're by themselves in one of the wide, cold sparring rooms that Alalia had commandeered for her lessons. It's a fairly simple setup -- a few training dummies and a rack of wooden practice swords. Western blades rather than the slender bokken she's some of the others practice with. It's only their first lesson, after all. She doesn't want to overface him. ]
Have you ever used a sword before? Any kind, not specifically one of these blades.
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So she's taken it upon herself to draft a beginner's course, of sorts. Alalia has no illusions of being a teacher but she can at least ensure that the children here will be able to defend themselves with a blade should they need to do it.
They're by themselves in one of the wide, cold sparring rooms that Alalia had commandeered for her lessons. It's a fairly simple setup -- a few training dummies and a rack of wooden practice swords. Western blades rather than the slender bokken she's some of the others practice with. It's only their first lesson, after all. She doesn't want to overface him. ]
Have you ever used a sword before? Any kind, not specifically one of these blades.