I've had my share of sand kicked in my face

[unswervingcompanion]

Who: Hendrik unswervingcompanion, Eleven (the Luminary) bearshermark, & Isabel hyperdrivemonalisa.
When: After the bully event
Where: Courtyard
What: Training & Bonding times


Hendrik had to rescue the Luminary from bullies and wasn't happy. So that meant more training for Eleven and he decided more rigorous training was in order for the one destined to save their world. The knight had been particularly strict this time around and applied more discipline than usual.




Along with adding more rigorous training, Hendrik was trying to teach the Luminary how to move faster and made several comments along the lines of teasing.

"Move faster"
"Someone will easily be able to defeat you if you keep doing things that way"
"Where did you learn to wield a sword?"

Comments

[bearshermark]

Eleven glanced at the position of the sun and shrugged.

"It's usually an hour but it's been extra since the incidents." He plopped down on the fround a safe distance away with a sigh. "He's relentless."

And now that he had time to notice, his stomach wasn't too pleased either. Lunch felt like eons ago. A bath too, as sweat began to cool. At least he'd had the foresight to change out of his robes and into his travel clothes.

"Does knight training include martial combat?" He wondered aloud.

[unswervingcompanion]

The knight nodded in understanding at the unfamiliar term. He could certainly have called Don Rodrigo a sensei then.

At the thought of the Luminary running every morning, Hendrik smiled. It was quite amusing to think about the other running just to get into shape. But it wasn't a bad idea.

"I have been relentless because there was no need for you to have run from those that you faced." And Hendrik would've not gone easy on any of them had any harm have come to the Luminary.

[hyperdrivemonalisa]

"Sometimes running is the wiser option, though. I imagine Eleven could have fought and even won, but some of the ones I encountered seemed to want to call their fathers in as backup..." Which made Isabel's lip curl in derision. She'd never in her life had to drop her own father's name; she'd always done her best to take care of any situation that arose by herself. And on her own terms.

"I'm not sure what kind of trouble that would've made for the school, so he might've had that in mind." Mostly because Isabel usually believed a person had the best of intentions. At least El seemed like the type.

"So..." And now she grinned. "Are we going to show him how it's done?"

[bearshermark]

Eleven huffed, but wrapping arms around his knees, leaned forward to watch the match.

"I'll be rooting against you, Hendrik!"

[unswervingcompanion]

Hendrik nodded to Isabel as she spoke. Running was wise in certain situations, he'd give her that. But the knight was who he was and though he had to run at times, it always grated on him later.

Even with the situation in Snifleheim when he'd had the chance to round up the Luminary's party, his mind had been focused on the pendant belonging to Jasper that the Ice Witch had dropped. So he'd let them go, which had turned into being a better thing.

But at Eleven's change of heart, the knight shook his head as he looked over at his charge. Never would he root against the Luminary himself, but maybe this was something different simply because it was a different world.

[hyperdrivemonalisa]

Isabel gave Eleven a brief, shocked look, then burst out laughing. "Dude, that's no way to talk to your protector!"

Not that she ever thought, even with that, that Hendrik would ever leave Eleven hung out to dry--he sure didn't seem the type--but she didn't think it was really fair for Eleven to goad the knight, either.

"Besides, this is for your benefit, so watch and learn!"

Despite all her cheery banter, Hendrik wasn't coming at her--so maybe she'd have to approach him herself. Sometimes, chivalry went a little too far...

Isabel dropped into ginga and started to circle the knight, never taking her eyes off him. And still, he waited for her to attack him...

"You really don't think his enemies will wait for El to attack him first, do you?" she asked with a slight grin, before she spun into a leaping roundhouse kick, heel aimed at Hendrik's head.

[unswervingcompanion]

His brows knitted together when she said the word 'dude' but Hendrik readied himself for impact when Isabel had said this was for Eleven's benefit.

The way she was moving reminded him of the monks of Mount Pang Lai before His Holiness the High Lama had come out to dismiss the troupe. So his blue-green eyes watched her warily, but she hadn't attacked so Hendrik wasn't going to advance. It had been the same with Jade, she had attacked him first before he even tried to make any sort of move. He had only defended himself and didn't go after her until she had come after him first.

Being taller, the knight moved out of her way and continued to wait.

[hyperdrivemonalisa]

If he was going to make her attack, Isabel wasn't going to give him a break. She pressed it by landing in a crouch and sweeping her leg out in an attempt to take him down.

If that didn't work (not that she really expected it to, but she was going for subdual, and not harm, especially without a weapon), she'd drop back down into ginga and circle Hendrik. She realized he was canny as her instructors back home--not that that was a bad thing, she'd been aching for a workout with a true artist since then.

Even if Hendrik used a sword and was versed in an entirely different style.

[unswervingcompanion]

Hendrik avoided the sweep easily enough and waited. He wasn't sure what she was doing but he made a mental note to go easy and his greatsword didn't come out. This was an exercise and the knight wasn't about to try and subdue her unless something extraordinary happened.

"I am looking forward to seeing what you know." Not to mention possibly learning it.