Learning More
It was finally the weekend. We had Saturday's free. Some people would use them to see their families or just to relax. However when I heard that Janco Ari and Maren would be taking challenges this afternoon I thought what better way is there to gain tips on fighting styles than to watch the pros.
Therefore by two I was ready to watch the challenges. I had found a chair so I could sit comfortably and had brought some blank writing pads along so I could make notes about their fighting styles, strengths and any possible weaknesses that may be useful to know.
By ten past the crowd was quite large and noisy waiting for the first challenge to start. (Apparently they never start on time.) The first person to be challenged was Janco. Hey I know what he looks like now. I will have to remember that when I next have to go running around the castle grounds in the morning. He was tall and thin but very fast. His favoured weapon appeared to be a sword. The challenge was over really quickly as Janco easily disarmed his opponent.
The next challenger was far more confident. He had clearly taken part in these challenges before and decided that he would like to fight Maren. After a few minutes he seemed to realize his mistake in being overconfident. She was quick and was lethal with the bow in her hands. He didn't stand a chance of winning and this match also ended quickly.
It was a while till someone decided to challenge Ari. I could see why. He was well built with bulging muscles. He looked like he could take someone down just by looking at them. When someone finally challenged him I saw he wasn't as quick as the other two but was clearly very strong. He also fought with a sword and managed to knock the sword out of his opponent's hand easily without even breaking a sweat.
After the challenges had finished I went off to find a quiet area to try and make sense of my scribbled notes and write them up neatly. I knew I wouldn't be able to go back to the room because I had to share it with lots of people who would probably be in high spirits after having a free day to spend however they liked so would probably be very loud.
I finally found the perfect place and settled down under a tree in a quiet and secluded area of the castle grounds. It was still fairly warm so I wasn't too bothered about being outside. I wrote up by notes and thought about what tactics I would use if I ever had to fight one these three people, let alone all of them. Whichever way you look at it, it would be a daunting prospect and I can't see how I would ever be as confident as the people challenging them earlier.
