PM to join [Kendoka Sasaran] Don't Stab Us, We'll Stab You (S'Essy)

[Adi Skyglow]

28 Spring 514 AV
9th Bell

Adi slipped inside the door of the Kendoka Sasaran, Riverfall's armed combat training facility, and was greeted with a communal shout. Flushing, she immediately hurried towards the weapon rack for a dagger. Unfortunately, hers had been snapped in an accident-a moronic accident, what kind of person slammed their blade into a boulder?-and as such she didn't have one with her. Thankfully, the facility provided training weapons. The young woman appraised the weapons in front of her, selecting within moments a simple steel dagger similar in design to the iron weapon she'd broken. Her hand clutched experimentally around the handle of the dagger, and Adi was pleased to find that her wrist barely ached from the motion. That meant she would be okay with a short training session.

It felt amazing to have a dagger back in her hands after almost a full season's worth of time without it. Her eyes reflected her feelings-silver, with gold flecks constantly changing in shape and size and even number.

Glancing around the room, The young Vantha gave the dagger a few experimental swings of the back-and-forth variety to test her wrist and was pleased when it didn't protest more than another flash of pain. This was bearable, she decided. Besides, Caelum gave me that tea. Hopefully if I mess it up again the tea will help.

After the week was up, Adi would take her Kuvan test and become a citizen of Riverfall, tattoo and all. It was something she was looking forward to, but with some apprehension. Physical combat had never been her biggest strength, and was instead something she'd picked up on the fly in Avanthal and honed on her trip down to Riverfall.

The building was surprisingly empty for such a training arena, with only a few people-mostly bulky Akalaks-inside at the moment. Adi flashed a smile towards the Grand Master and indicated the dagger in her hands. He beckoned her towards him, eyes coldly blue and dead serious. Nervous, she made haste to where he stood and adopted a defensive pose.

"Let's see what you've got."

[S'Essy]

"You must have a training, you must have a training." she was repeating that phrase in her head as she was going to the combat training facility. She was all nervous that she will get beat up so easily or she will do something stupid. She entered the building and her heart was beating more rapidly. "You can do it, you can do it CALM DOWN!" And she started to breath slowly and was thinking that it was indeed necessary. It was enough that she was weak and she could only heal. She had to protect herself.

She wasn't sure which weapon to choose. Not like it mattered. She was clumsy with all of them. She saw a woman choosing a steel dagger. It looked a good idea for her. It was small and probably easier for her to learn than a sword or an axe. She went there and picked up one. She examined it closely. It was probably simple, but if she could use it well it would be pretty useful. She gave a smile.

She was holding it but her hand started to tremble. She was all nervous again. She made a few swing with it, maybe that was she could get used to it. She was wrong, her swings looked so ridiculous an akalak was about to laugh at her, though S'Essy was ignoring him.

She was more interested about that who she could train with. She saw many akalaks there. They were strong and they were good but she thought it would be a stupid thing to get involved with them. She wasn't at the same level as them and they were too serious for this. But then she saw that woman again. Yes, she was brave enough to ask her.

But then she was too late to ask. She was already with an akalak who was ready for her. S'Essy stepped back and stood there watching. Maybe she could see a few tricks from the woman to how to even use daggers. And if anything happens she could quickly heal.