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[Vorval]

It was a cold day, and ol Vorval and Luwellyn had decided it was time to sit down and train like fuckin knights and get his squire up to par. She was gonna be wearing plate armor soon and she was going to come to the realization that steel was no trivial thing to laugh at it was a privilege not a right and you had to earn it.

Steel was not luxurious feathery garments, no it was heavy and burdensome and now Luwellyn was going to get the full plate experience as his squire hobbled over to him in Vorvals plate armor. She looked at him like ouch as corners and edges dug in as it did not fit her appropriately but no matter she had a goal and agenda, this sucks but sucking had only just begun as Vorval snapped his fingers at Luwellyn and barked orders much the same way the drill seargents had barked at him. It was nostalgic really, as he set the tone for Luwellyn to train like an animal so shed be worth a damn in a fight for survival as the chips stacked against the duo. He had big problems coming down the line and he had to be ready, what happens if they were had and got pinned for murder? It was imperative to Vorval that she could tow the line for there survival, or at the very least his. He knew if he fled from Etzos they could restart.

Go, move it cupcake run to that tree then run back to me go, go, go, go.

A panicked Luwellyn followed the instruction she went strong and fast but made a dire mistake , she kept moving hard till she got to the tree and then kept up the pace until she reached Vorval.

"Come on, move it go, go, go, go you think the Qe-Dreki are going to lay down and die they are warriors that live eat and breath this shit get moving I want to see some hustle."

Once again Luwellyn went strong but the pace was slowing as she got to the tree, and then back to Vorval trying to sprint but slowly losing momentum as she was starting to feel the strain of the plate. Its shear weight was slowing her down, exhaustion and breathing was becoming difficult. As she made it back to Vorval fatigue had set in and she hunched over trying to catch her breath.

Vorval had his spear in hand and was pretending to thrust it at the air as he fought some imaginary foe.

What are you doing, go, go, go, go.

Luwellyn ran at the tree a third time now she was gripped in deep water she hobbled more then ran and then finally collapsed. Vorval had wandered over to his squire to see what was going on, he already knew though it was the first thing he learned in basic. Pace Yourself.

He looked over Luwellyn gasping for breath trying to claw at the straps of her gear. Thinking if she could manage to get it off shed be able shake off her fatigue, that had caught her off guard and caused her to panic.

Chill out and breath, next time pace yourself or your gear will fuck you over. Remember Breathing is the most important thing you can do, calm down and work yourself into it girl.

Vorval envisioned his imaginary foe and realized, the foot was always exposed so he thrust at his illusionary embodiment of an adversary. Hoozah, hed learned something from dicking around. Foot stab a very nice move hed have to test out.

Luwellyn started breathing taking advice from ol Vorval whod been there and done that in the same fashion. It was good to see her listening and not being a thick headed numb skull. Meant there was a good chance she would succeed in her goal of killing a trained Qe'Dreki warrior, and that he would succeeds in having a proper minion he just had to mold her to what he envisioned. He needed a reliable teammate.

"Alright kid, we got some work to do pick up that stick over there any we are going to go over something about the plate armor. First its going to keep you alive in combat, the rules change when you got gear like this. Slashes and cuts might not slice into your meat, but the impacts can cause bruising broken bones and rupturing. Get hit upside the head and you might find yourself knocked the fuck out, what it comes down too is being aware that while armor is a huge advantage it does not make you invulnerable."

Luwellyn rolled on her belly after she started breathing and calming down and pushed herself up off the snowy ground the winters chill breeze felt exhilarating and refreshing as his young squire caught her secomd wind and was ready to test her meddle once again, as she did so she walked over to the stick. Plate armor was sucky but useful, she was excited about the prospect of obtaining a set for herself.

"Now dont be that guy
You know the one that thinks just cause they in plate they invulnerable. Truth is yea mother fuckers are gonna come at you with all manner of objects, most gentleman blades will skirt off it glancing blows like rapiers and dainty long swords. But you got some problems you will have to overcome, first easiest way is through the gaps in your armor. Yea easier said then done, the trick is pace yourself till they get sloppy block the shot and jam your blade into the armpit or find those gaps. Another example bang your sword upside his helmet, wont cut him but the impact can knock em out thirdly a good kick in the family jewels impacts can break bones so you gotta be mindful when to rely on armor, when to block and when to get out of the way. "As Vorval carried on in his speech about fighting another man in armor his gladius danced around showing Luwellyn the spots of exposure like the neck and armpits the groin and thighs etc, even gave her a minor clank upside the helm with the sword.

"See what did i tell ya, just a light tap and you can feel your head rattle. A real blow to the temple can put a man on his ass and leave em with a concussion. Now pick up that stick and let me show you more stuff with this thing, go on swing it at me kid."

Vorval picked up his heater shield and tapped his blade to it signaling he was ready" go on nice and slow". As Luwellyn obliged his request, Vorval used his shield in proper form aligning the attack to the center of his shield and as the shield slid away he made a very gentle but fluid chopping motion at her armor clad hand so she could observe the special technique.

"This is a disarming technique catch stop whatever you want to call it then put that rear leg out to position yourself out the outside and give em a whack, cant hold a sword without a thumb. Whether you cut the thing clean off or snap the bone under armor miss and cleave his wrist and knock the fucking hand off the damn result is always the same. All you gotta remember is chop down and put your weapons edge and force into there hands and its gonna ruin there day.

Lastly im gonna get into a bit of why i prefer the gladius, really any short sword can thrust but what really makes it shine is its heft and girth, you wouldnt think it but the same amount of steel that goes into forging a long thin bladed sword is about as much as it takes to produce one of these. Makes it good for clubbing, and the shear width makes it more efficient at imparting mortally wounding blows.

Its formidable upclose, but from afar your best bet is a spear. Its awkward at first, but its wieldable with one hand and the reach you get is utterly impressive its a fast polearm and uncomplicated so easy a caveman can use it."

Luwellyn seemed to soak up the information like a sponge as she listened intently, she wanted this wanted to be trained into a hardened killer to be molded like clay. It was her only request of Vorval and he promised her that when they were finished in etzos they would return to low town together and gather forces to march into the eastern settlements to uproot the Qe'Dreki and murder them the way they butchered her father. It was not done, it was far from over she would see this thing through till her last breath until every man woman and child that dare call themselves Qe'Dreki lay dead and buried in shallow graves.

[Qit'ria]

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1. Blades Gladius; Aim For Gaps In Armor With Well Timed Thrusts.
2. Blades Gladius; Helmet Cleaves can render an adversary unconcious.
3. Blades Gladius; Robust cuts, can damage and fracture bones behind plate.
4. Blades Gladius; The weapons wideness makes it a more efficient killing tool as it delivers mortally wounding blows more frequently
5. Blades Gladius; Chopping at the thumb has a high chance of disarming or dismemberment
6. Business Management; Teaching an employee the ins and outs of the trade to make them more competent at there job.

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