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[Erosynielissave]

It was barely past dawn, and the sun had barely begun to rise. It was still cold out, yet Save was awake and getting dressed. She had heard of a place where she could train and she wanted to see it for herself. Dressed in her loosest fitting clothes and grabbing her cloak, Save set off towards the north quarter of the city. She had a feeling and hoped that it would be a sunny and warm day. She dreaded the sickly cold weather that blanketed the city of Nyka. There seemed to be no life within the buildings. The occasional monk passed her wordlessly on the streets, likely silently mocking the foreigner that wandered the streets at the oddest of hours. Save didn't care though.

It had taken a little over a bell or so but Save finally found the school. It look deserted. It was still early and the sun had just broke past the horizon, hovering barely above it. She wandered into the main part of the building not entirely sure what to expect.

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[Ssafirsotibones]

50 Fall 513 Bones awoke on this morning, noticing a slight chill to the air, a crispness to it. Which invariably meant it would be even colder outside. Not a fun time for a Dhani. Bones knew it just made him sleepy and hungry, and if he did not keep active during the time, bad things would happen. He threw on his clothes, his simple robes, and prepared himself for the walk outside, not really looking forward to it. He stretched out a bit before going out, bending to touch his toes, putting his arms behind him and bending and stretching them up behind them. He finished off by running in place for a moment, just to get his heat up. Then he was out the door, slapped by the bracing cool air, and heading towards the training room at a run. He was so intent on getting their as fast as he could, running in his sandals without losing one, putting one foot in front of the other, his feet pounding on the ground, that he did not pay much attention to his surroundings. Such as a female standing off to the side, his fast motion likely drawing her attention and possibly getting her to follow him into the training room. If she was halfway observant and noticed him running that is. Being a rather large if slim fellow, this seemed pretty likely. Once he was inside he cooled himself down by walking around in a circle, knowing not to stop all at once. The room had a simple layout, some training dummies, some weapon racks full of wooden weapons, normal training accoutrements. Bones was just happy to be indoors, although with the large open room it was not much warmer than being outdoors, not like his own warm small room.

[Erosynielissave]

The sound of feet hitting the ground caught Save's attention as she saw a relatively young man running in the dreadfully cold and dull weather. With ease she followed him, keeping a decently safe distance away from him. The little run helped warm her against the bracing cold. It was so pleasant, but it seemed to short as they entered another building and the man began walking around the building. Save waited patiently, wishing not to disturb him.

"Hello? Sssir?" She faintly called out to him. Save had been having the worst of luck with strangers in this foreign city so far. She gripped her fan in case she needed to use it but she really hoped she wouldn't have to.

"I-I wasss told sssat I could resssieve training here....Isss sssat true?"

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"I was told that I could receive training here. Is that true?"

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[Ssafirsotibones]

"Hello? Sssir?" "I-I wasss told sssat I could resssieve training here....Isss sssat true?" Bones stopped as he heard a voice, and turned to see the source of it. A woman, somewhat small, who was asking him about training... Along with the telltale lisp, which might mean she was a Dhani of some sort, or that she simply had speech issues. Humans who knew of Dhani had a tendency to jump to conclusions on anyone who spoke as such, forgetting that it was a normal human condition to speak as such. So Bones certainly would not be jumping to conclusions in such a regard. But he would keep the suspicion, just in case she was. Though even if she was, by the small size of her, she would likely be a viper or perhaps a small rattler... Certainly not one of his own superior constrictor brethren. Bones finished examining the woman, before answering her. "Yesss, you can become a ssstudent here, and resseive training. However you mussst firssst passss sse tessst. Unlessss of courssse anosser teacher hasss given it to you. Have ssey? If not, we will have to do sse tessst now." Bones paused for a moment, before looking her over once more. "And what eggs-zactly where you wanting to train in? Wiss weapon, or fissst? We train in boss here. Ssough we might not have a massster for your eggs-zact weapon." speech : "Yes, you can become a student here, and receive training. However you must first pass the test. Unless of course another teacher has given it to you. Have they? If not, we will have to do the test now." "And what exactly where you wanting to train in? With weapon, or fist? We train in both here. Though we might not have a master for your exact weapon."

[Erosynielissave]

Save did her best to hide a more than confident smile as she watched the man examine her closely. Whether he was admiring her beauty or recognized her as a threat, Save couldn't be sure but she was all but certain she had his complete and undivided attention. She held her steel fan tightly still uncomfortable with her surroundings.

She glanced around before she answered. "I have not taken ssiss tessst of which you ssspeak but if I passs your sssilly tessst, I would like training in bosss fissst and wiss weapon if posssible." She had no idea what she was getting herself into as she spoke her overly confident words. Nor was she expecting what came next as the largely muscular man before her quietly listened.

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"I have not taken this test of which you speak but if I pass your silly test, I would training in both fist and weapon if possible."

Ero's thoughts.

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[Ssafirsotibones]

A frown came over Bones face as the female spoke to him. She spoke of the test being "silly", when she had not even taken it. It was one thing to be confident, but it was yet another to be disrespectful. He was not sure why, but there was something about her, or perhaps about her attitude, that made him not like her. Nothing tangible he could point his fingers at, except the one rude statement, but... She came off wrong to him. "Fine, if you wish to be tesssted, ssen you will be tesssted. But we don't ussse real weaponsss in training. You will need to find a sssuitable wooden replasse-ment amongssst sse training weaponsss. We don't want sssuch injuriesss ssat would be causssed by usssing true sssteel." With that said, Bones headed over to the weapon racks full of training weapons, and pulled out two of his well used "gladius" alternative. Then heading back to the middle of the room, he stood with his "blades" before him. Of course not being real blades, but wooden facsimiles. Preparing himself for a fight, he stood with his knees slightly bent, and his body turned a bit so he was not directly be facing her. He had his left elbow tucked in with his weapon held at his side, and his right arm held out straight before him, his weapon extending out directly from his hand. "Whenever you are ready." speech : "Fine, if you wish to be tested, then you will be tested. But we don't use real weapons in training. You will need to find a suitable wooden replacement amongst the training weapons. We don't want such injuries that would be caused by using true steel." "Whenever you are ready."

[Erosynielissave]

Save cautiously placed her steel fan on the ground as a subtle sign of trust. Seeing this man armed with just practice weapons was enough to make her bite her tongue and regret her former words. It was apparent that she had insulted this man somehow. His fierce stance was hugely intimidating and she took a reluctant step back.

"I-I'm ready." Save wondered if shifting would be cheating. Or was she supposed to go to the rack on the far side of the room where this man got his weapons. Save walked over to the rack and picked up a club since she didn't see any equivalent to her steel fan. Returning to the middle of the room, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath taking an amateurish defense stance. She was sure to lose and more than certain that this teacher would clearly make a mockery of her, but she had accepted the challenge and she was not going to give up. Her stubborn pride was going to be the death of her one day.

"Let'sss do thisss."

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