After a week of mourning, Olivia leads Inigo to their backyard. She presents Inigo a wooden sword just for him, while she has her own.

Inigo looks up to Olivia wearing a questionable look. "Mother, what's this for?"

"A practice sword because I'm going to teach you some swordplay."

"Hm? Swordplay?" Inigo perks up. "We're gonna play? We're not gonna cry for Father anymore?"

Olivia chuckles. "Nope. Swordplay. You know, fighting some bad guys using a sword." Olivia falters but recovers quickly. "Like what your father does... And even when he's gone, he doesn't want us to keep on crying. Rather, he wants us to be strong. And he wants you to learn how to fight."

Inigo frowns. "But Mother, I want to learn dancing than fighting." He complains. "I want to be a dancer just like you."

"But it's for your own good. And your father wished it." Olivia reprimands. When she sees Inigo still doubtful, Olivia begins to think of a way to convince him. An idea comes to mind, so she leads Inigo on a bench and sits on it. "Inigo, have I told you I was almost kidnapped?"

"Kid napped? You mean someone like me who sleeps?"

"Huh? Oh, no. Not like that. Kidnap means being taken away by bad guys and never be seen again."

"Oh."

"Well, in my younger years, I finished a routine when some corrupt-"

"Corrupt?"

"A bad guy. This bad noble man tried to kidnap me but Khan Basilio stepped in and stopped the bad guy from his inten- Er, from kidnapping me. I'm forever grateful to Basilio and I decided to follow him. I followed his orders to spy-"

"Spy?"

"To see what the bad guys are up to without getting caught. But Khan Basilio said that what I'm doing is dangerous, and if I ever land into trouble, he suggests I learn how to defend myself. I was so helpless before and what Khan Basilio said made sense. I just can't rely on dancing, I have to learn how to defend myself and become strong. And that's why I want you to learn swordplay, so that if ever I'm not around, you can defend yourself."

"Really, Mother?"

"Mm-hm."

"Mmm... But I still want to be a dancer, Mother."

"Oh..." Olivia sounds disappointed. Then another idea came to her. "Okay. I'll teach you my dancing moves."

"You really going to teach me?" said the excited Inigo.

"Yeah. But you also need to learn swordplay. Deal?"

Inigo ponders about this deal. After a few seconds, he smiles. "Okay."

Olivia smiles widely. "Great!"

Inigo follows up a question. "How'd you learn to do swordplay, Mother?"

"Khan Basilio sent Lon'qu, your father, to teach me how to use a sword."

"Really?"

Olivia nods her head. "Yeah. Your father is... was, very famous because he's Khan Basilio's champion and a feared swordsman. You know what? I knew about him and see him beats anyone who challenges Khan Basilio in the arena, but I never talked to him."

Olivia starts blushing happily and eyes shining before she talks. "He's so amazing! He moves so swift like the wind and his fighting skills are powerful but graceful to look at! And every time he's declared the winner, he looks so strong, humble, and handsome! Oh, he's so admirable! The more I watch him fight and win, the more I like him! I really like to meet him, but I'm so shy and I thought he doesn't like girls, so I never did. I got the chance to meet him when he became my teacher. I'm still so shy around him, I keep my distance. I'm so glad that he didn't find my keeping away from him rude... Ah!"

Olivia blushes in embarrassment when she realized she was rambling. "Anyway, Lon'qu taught me how to properly use the sword." Olivia stands in front of Inigo. "Now, I'm going to show you the basics."

Olivia holds her practice sword in front of her and posed. After that, she performs some basic moves, while explaining to Inigo what they are such as slashes, thrusts, defenses, and parries. Finished showing Inigo the basics, she encourages him to practice and imitate the moves she did.

"Very good, Inigo. You have talent and you're a fast learner." praised Olivia after teaching Inigo the basic moves by minutes.

Inigo blushes and smiles at Olivia. "Thanks, Mother."

"Next, I'm going to show you some of your father's moves."

"I thought we're done."

"Oh, no. That was just the basics. This next lesson is about doing combos and follow-up attacks." an idea comes to her again. "Learning how to fight is also like learning how to dance. First, you learn the basics before learning the other complicated, I mean, the very hard moves."

What Olivia explained made Inigo interested. "Really?"

"Uh-huh." Olivia nods her head. "And you know what? You're still a little boy, but I can see you have your father's strength and power in you. Today, I want you to put your strength and power in our next lesson."

"Okay... And then after this, we learn dancing?"

"Er, that depends on the lesson and how you do the fighting moves."

They continued the lessons. Olivia shows Inigo the moves, and tells him to put force when it's his turn to perform. Inigo never fails to follow Olivia's instructions, performing every move successfully. As the lesson progresses, both mother and son performs the fighting moves in synchronization. By noon, they stopped to eat before resuming. And by dusk, they stopped.

Inigo happily looks up to Olivia. "Wow, Mother. You're right. Fighting is also like dancing!"

Olivia smiles down at Inigo. "I know right. But your father's moves suits you more."

"Was that all of Father's moves?"

"Nope. It's not. What I taught you were the simple ones. Lon'qu's other moves were harder and I can't keep up, so he focused on teaching me the the simple ones. He also encouraged me to develop my own style as long as I know the basics. He also said that if can't parry quickly, I have to compensate it by dodging."

"Compensate? Dodging?"

"Dodge, dodging. You use your speed to quickly avoid an attack so that you won't get hurt." Olivia answers the second question because she finds the first question difficult to explain to a boy.

Inigo is not bothered that his first question is not answered, though. "Oh."

"Also, it's very important to use your speed to hurt the bad guy first. That's what Lon'qu always do. With his speed, he attacks first and dodges quickly when the bad guy retaliated."

"Retaliated?"

"When the bad guy attacks, too."

"Oh. Okay... Can you also show me your own fighting style?"

"Tomorrow. Even if you already know the basics and other moves, it's still very important that you keep on training to polish- Er, to improve- To always remember and never forget it."

"Hm?"

"What I'm trying to say is, you need to keep on practicing today's lessons everyday before learning a new one. Remember, the basics are, and will always be, very important. And that also applies in dancing."

"Oh. Okay. Mother, will you teach me dancing now?"

"After dinner. Okay?"

"Okay."

"C'mon. Let's go inside now."

As Inigo holds Olivia's hand, he spots someone coming to them. He looks at Olivia. "Mother, someone's coming here."

Olivia already sees the visitor. She recognizes that it's one of the elder leaders of the village. "Hello, Elder." she kindly greets the Elder.

"Ah, Olivia. I'm so glad you stopped mourning and see you smile again."

Olivia gives the Elder a sad smile. "I still grieve for Lon'qu, Elder. But I have to stop and be strong not only for Lon'qu's sake, but for me and Inigo, too."

"Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to insinuate you're not grieving anymore." the Elder humbly apologizes.

Olivia gives the Elder an assuring smile. "Don't worry. I understand what you mean."

"Ah, I'm glad." the Elder then turns to Inigo. "Hello, son. How are you doing?"

Inigo blushes and hides behind Olivia, making her and the Elder chuckle.

Olivia asks. "What brings you here, Elder?"

"Ah, yes. You see, some of the families here lost love ones back in Valm, too. The council thought that we could cheer them by asking you to perform your dances."

Olivia blushes in embarrassment. "What? I-In front of many people? Oh, but-"

"Of course." the Elder said, not noticing Olivia's discomfort. "Only your dances can have a positive effect among these families. They know you also lost you husband and when they see you perform, they might move on like you."

Olivia's embarrassment starts to wane and compassion rises. "Oh, those poor families... Elder, I'll do it."

"Splendid! I'll tell the council then. By nine, your performance will start. Good day."