[it's not important enough to prolong the little squabble; a protracted argument would only become more dangerous than any training Van might manage to try and slog through anyway. so Hazel just drops it - and nearly does the same with her sword, the shift from verbal to physical happening without warning.
thankfully her body protects her, just as she'd tried to explain earlier. the rigor mortis grip she naturally adopts when holding anything vaguely weapon-shaped keeps the sword in her hand, albeit flying out to her side from the force of the blow. there's no wince of pain to startle it open, nothing to dull her reaction time but the internal workings of her own brain.
just as quickly as her arm is thrown out it comes back in, aiming to smack Van upside the head with the practice sword as if it were a club. this is absolutely not how you get better at using a blade, but that's her 'teacher's' fault rather than her own - all he did was tell her how to stand in one place before starting this. what did he expect!]
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[it's not important enough to prolong the little squabble; a protracted argument would only become more dangerous than any training Van might manage to try and slog through anyway. so Hazel just drops it - and nearly does the same with her sword, the shift from verbal to physical happening without warning.
thankfully her body protects her, just as she'd tried to explain earlier. the rigor mortis grip she naturally adopts when holding anything vaguely weapon-shaped keeps the sword in her hand, albeit flying out to her side from the force of the blow. there's no wince of pain to startle it open, nothing to dull her reaction time but the internal workings of her own brain.
just as quickly as her arm is thrown out it comes back in, aiming to smack Van upside the head with the practice sword as if it were a club. this is absolutely not how you get better at using a blade, but that's her 'teacher's' fault rather than her own - all he did was tell her how to stand in one place before starting this. what did he expect!]