So many questions! Al glanced around the room with a soft laugh. "Let's go outside first!" Surely Edmund didn't want to destroy their living quarters in a sparring bout! It was all but certain to happen often enough when people came after them.
He made for the door, wandering out. In back of the inn, there was a packed dirt courtyard. Perfect for this kind of thing. Al finished his stretching, grinning back at Edmund as he watched the other boy prepare.
"Teacher always taught us to worry less about style and more about winning, although I've been told Brother and I are very distinctive." Especially if Al had a pole-arm. But this is hand-to-hand. Just sheer skill. "I guess you'd call that freestyle." And, so saying, Al bounced on the balls of his feet -- and went right for Edmund's knees with a sweeping kick.
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Date: 2015-11-11 09:07 pm (UTC)It was all but certain to happen often enough when people came after them.He made for the door, wandering out. In back of the inn, there was a packed dirt courtyard. Perfect for this kind of thing. Al finished his stretching, grinning back at Edmund as he watched the other boy prepare.
"Teacher always taught us to worry less about style and more about winning, although I've been told Brother and I are very distinctive." Especially if Al had a pole-arm. But this is hand-to-hand. Just sheer skill. "I guess you'd call that freestyle." And, so saying, Al bounced on the balls of his feet -- and went right for Edmund's knees with a sweeping kick.