Friendly sparring
"Khan Basilio…I have a request for you"
That familiar soft voice immediately grabs his attention; she's standing behind him, smiling kindly, hands hidden behind her back.
"Oh…and what request would that be?" the playfulness in his voice is pretty evident; somehow, he has a good idea of what her request will be…
"I request a sparring match…" and with those words she reveals the two wooden training swords that she had been hiding…
A wild smile spreads across Basilio's lips "Oh…are you sure?" he was in quite the good mood, and a sparring match was definitely a great way to end the day "I will not hold back".
She nods quickly still smiling "I have practiced numerous times with my lord father" and the smile turns into a smirk "I will not hold back either" and she raises her hand, offering him one of the swords hilt first.
His roaring laugh echoes throughout the camp "That's the spirit!" he says taking the offered weapon "Let's go to a more open place".
It takes then no time to find the place, a little open area near the camp used by the army as a training field, because of this the field is not empty…
Lon'qu, Sully, Frederick and Say'ri are there…
They were the kind of warriors that always worked hard to perfect their skills, always trying to become stronger…
However, they all moved aside to give the duo enough room for their sparring match, a good warrior can always learn from watching a good fight…
"Well…" says Basilio while taking a look around the field "Looks like we got some public, but no matter, come at me when you are ready!" and then he casually falls into his fighting stance, lowing himself a little to prevent himself from being a big target.
She nods, falling into her fighting stance with practiced ease "Here I go!"
The distance between them amounts to nothing in a matter of seconds, she moves fast, aiming a quick thrust to the unprotected area on his chest, and his reflexes are faster as he easily deflects her attack to the side with little effort "Not good enough!" he says, but she's far from done, using the momentum from the deflected attack she spins around delivering a high swing to his head only to have him move under her attack using his shoulder to push her back, the blow is strong enough to throw her back though she is quite aware that he did not intent to seriously hit her…
It becomes painfully obvious that he has her beat in strength, so she will have to use her speed to out maneuver him and beat him…
Once more she rushes towards him…
However, this time, she takes him by surprise throwing her wooden sword high in the air, before vaulting over the warrior, she's sure she has taken him by surprise, she skillfully catches the falling sword before spinning around to deliver a swing across Basilio's back…
CLANK!
Basilio smirks "I think you're underestimating my speed" he says looking at the wooden sword still pressed against his golden gauntlet "Still that was an excellent move, almost got me there!"
And suddenly he raises his sword over his head before delivering a savage vertical swing slamming his sword to the ground, she reacts almost instantly by jumping back to avoid the attack, however, she's not fast enough, a huge hand takes hold of her sword arm stopping her escape for the second swing…
The attack never comes…
Basilio smiles letting go of her arm and throwing aside the wooden sword "Well, that was a great match!"
Defeated, she returns his smile, also putting her sword aside "Indeed, I was easily beaten" to her words the warrior shakes his head slowly "It was not easy, a battle between masters usually ends after a few blows"
She nods quickly "I thank you for your kind words and for the sparring match".
A small laugh escapes him "No problem little lady, it was my pleasure!"