Perhaps you might instruct me in weaponless combat? I should like to be able to move correctly, before I pick up any sort of a fighting tool.
[ and even then, if she is forced to choose something, she already knows she will rather learn the bow than anything else — the trusted companion of woodland elves, the sindar, less a weapon to many than it is a partner. ]
๏ผ he cants his head. studying her with unfettered intent. then: ๏ผ
Do you dance?
๏ผ the grace with which she moves is impressive and to him seems a thing learned — but given that he is not aware of what it is her species entails properly, it is difficult to say what may be that, or may be innate. ๏ผ
[ her delight is evident in her smile, bright as the sun coming out from behind clouds. ] How did you know? It is indeed one of my favourite pastimes, and each step I hold dear in my memory.
despite himself, it earns a tiny uptick at one corner of his mouth. ๏ผ
It is a dance. May I?
๏ผ he holds out his hand for her, in the style of a perfect courtly gentleman, bowing slightly. when he looks back up at her, his eyes are red with the sharingan, the better to copy her motions. rogue and criminal he may well be, but he was the heir to a prestigious clan once, a star upon which many clansfolk hitched their wagons to. of course he knows how to dance. diplomacy was a not-insignificant part of being a shinobi, and alliances could be found in the strangest of places, forged in the strangest of ways. ๏ผ
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[ and even then, if she is forced to choose something, she already knows she will rather learn the bow than anything else — the trusted companion of woodland elves, the sindar, less a weapon to many than it is a partner. ]
I am grateful for any advice you may give me.
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Do you dance?
๏ผ the grace with which she moves is impressive and to him seems a thing learned — but given that he is not aware of what it is her species entails properly, it is difficult to say what may be that, or may be innate. ๏ผ
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[ her delight is evident in her smile, bright as the sun coming out from behind clouds. ] How did you know? It is indeed one of my favourite pastimes, and each step I hold dear in my memory.
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A lucky guess. ๏ผ no. ๏ผ You're graceful.
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I suppose! Yes, all elves are so — but I have spent many of my years underneath the trees of Doriath, tracing old paths with my steps.
[ a pause. ] So you are saying... I should think of a battle like a dance?
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despite himself, it earns a tiny uptick at one corner of his mouth. ๏ผ
It is a dance. May I?
๏ผ he holds out his hand for her, in the style of a perfect courtly gentleman, bowing slightly. when he looks back up at her, his eyes are red with the sharingan, the better to copy her motions. rogue and criminal he may well be, but he was the heir to a prestigious clan once, a star upon which many clansfolk hitched their wagons to. of course he knows how to dance. diplomacy was a not-insignificant part of being a shinobi, and alliances could be found in the strangest of places, forged in the strangest of ways. ๏ผ