<font color=white> Greetings Tyra! How are you today? </font> Aeris smiled. <font color=aquamarine> Hey Tyra. You look a bit bored. Me and Aeris were just going to go rest and do some sparring. Would you like to join us? </font>

<font color=silver>Tyra smiled, <font color=skyblue>"I'd love to learn how to spar... but I don't know the slightly thing about swords... besides... I wouldn't like to cut someone open... a quaterstaff would be nice. Clubs... arn't my style. Perhaps you could teach me to use a quaterstaff Lord Aeris?"</font> she asked, <font color=skyblue>"Or perhaps you, Lord Malar?"</font> she waited for a reply.</font>

Malar smiled. <font color=aquamarine> I'd be happy to show you how to , I was the weapons master at House Kencer. I just don't know where we would be likely to find 2 querterstaves at the moment... </font> Malar shrugged. <font color=aquamarine> Do you know where we could get any to use? </font>

<font color=silver>She looked thoughtful for a moment; <font color=skyblue>"Perhaps the armoury Lord Malar? Or perhaps you could have a weaponsmith carve a couple for us?"</font> she aksed shyly.</font>

<font color=aquamarine> Yes yes that might work..Let us go ask a guard where the armory is located. </font> They all walked throught he estate and cmae upon a guard. He pointed out to where the armory would be and they made there way to it. Aeris opened the door and they looked inside. There were weapons and more weapons. Armor and everything a warrior would need for an adventure were in that room. <font color=white> Take a pick Tyra. There must be a quertersatff or two in here. </font>

<font color=silver>Tyra chose a quaterstaff, made of oak, and on a whim, took a longbow; a composite one, alternating layers of oak, ash and yew, and would an sting, and strung it. <font color=skyblue>"I'm ready, can we go now?"</font> Malar noticed she hadn't picked any armour out...</font>

*edit, added another wood to the bow*

[ 02-22-2003, 09:19 PM: Message edited by: Calaethis Dragonsbane ]

Aeris had started ging through the armory and found 2 more oak querterstaves and tossed one to Malar. <font color=aquamarine> Lady Tyra. You might just want to pick out some armor for yourself. I've been known to get a little wild during a spar. Hehe. </font> Aeris rubbed a sore spot on his arm. <font color=white> A little ?? Pfft. Yea right. </font> Malar shot a humorous glance at Aeris and turn to Tyra again. <font color=aquamarine> Come now Tyra. Select a suit of armor and come with us. </font>

<font color=silver>Tyra made a face, <font color=skyblue>"Metal's too heavy for me... maybe a suite of studded leather? Anything beyond that, I doubt I'd manage..."</font> still after several attempts of looking and trying them on, she found one which fitted her snugly. <font color=skyblue>"I'm ready"</font> As an afterthought, she donned a pair of guantlets.</font>

Malar smiled and knodded. <font color=aquamarine> Okay we're all ready so let's go. </font> Malar led them to the practice room. Hestood in the middle of the room and motioned for Tyra to come foward. <font color=aquamarine> We should first learn basic staces and movements. Try and copy what I do. I'll start off slow. </font> Malar started his movements and made sure Tyra was doig the same. He started off the basic stances such as defending and attacking. He was ammazed at how fast she was learning so quickly. He started showing her how to attack with a quarterstaff-jabbing,thrusting,tripping,two handed blowd,using both ends to attack foes. Malar smiled at her. <font color=aquamarine> You are truly one of my best students! </font>

<font color=silver>Tyra smiled shyly and asked, <font color=skyblue>"Perhaps I could spar with Lord Aeris? And Lord Malar could watch and tell me if I'm doing all right? Please?"</font> still shy, she fingered her staff. It was a nice weight. <font color=skyblue>"Please go easy on me? I'm not used to fighting."</font> Stepping into the middle of the sparring room, she waited for Aeris to take the other end. The two staff's clashed, the top of Tyra's right tip and the left of Aeris; Tyra slammed the other end up into the middle of Aeris's. He blocked, and with the right Tyra aimed a trip, then an overhead blow, before twisting the staff, forcing Aeris to lose his hold with both hands...</font>