Alex saying the word ‘safe’ was starting to be a reassurance to her. Both in that he was probably strong enough to follow through and the constancy to it. The time she had been in the city had so far been free of problems. It was a nice weapon, and it carried with it the connotations of safety.
Alex gently showed her the locked mechanism. It seemed simple. Why had she not worked that out immediately? She put it down to her lack of familiarity with locks in general. Most of Avanthal did not bother unless it was hiding something important. She could freely walk into the Barracks weapon room and more often than not nobody would even notice her presence. Things were very different.
He returned to the table, starting to mess with his soaked shirt. Nemori became aware her clothes were slightly damp from where he had been pressed against her, but it was not super uncomfortably so. Not like when he walked in. She distracted herself by clicking the blade in and out of its locking mechanism a few times, getting used to the movement of it. The stick itself would be suitable for bludgeoning if it came to it, but having a thorough understanding of the weapon was far more effective. Part of her still hoped that she would never have to use it, part of her was hopeful it would blow over before the situation arose. An idea she wondered if was born out of naivety.
“Nemori. You’ve not had any real practice with weapons have you?” Alex’s voice distracted her and she glanced up. Slowly processing his words.
“No need. Safe. The…." Was they a common translation for the Icewatch? The protectors of the city were a major reason she never bothered. Aside from the stray fox or hungry wolf they was nothing to both her, and she never wandered as far away for that to be a risk. That conversation, however, was far to complex for her to convey in the fragments of common words she knew. "Icewatch protect. Children of Morwen, trained good marks from her. The Icewatch Trained very hard for it.” The slip into Vani felt more natural to her, although she was not sure it really mattered with that specific word. Even if she had known the common term anyone hearing her use it would be as suspicious in either language.
Alex gently showed her the locked mechanism. It seemed simple. Why had she not worked that out immediately? She put it down to her lack of familiarity with locks in general. Most of Avanthal did not bother unless it was hiding something important. She could freely walk into the Barracks weapon room and more often than not nobody would even notice her presence. Things were very different.
He returned to the table, starting to mess with his soaked shirt. Nemori became aware her clothes were slightly damp from where he had been pressed against her, but it was not super uncomfortably so. Not like when he walked in. She distracted herself by clicking the blade in and out of its locking mechanism a few times, getting used to the movement of it. The stick itself would be suitable for bludgeoning if it came to it, but having a thorough understanding of the weapon was far more effective. Part of her still hoped that she would never have to use it, part of her was hopeful it would blow over before the situation arose. An idea she wondered if was born out of naivety.
“Nemori. You’ve not had any real practice with weapons have you?” Alex’s voice distracted her and she glanced up. Slowly processing his words.
“No need. Safe. The…." Was they a common translation for the Icewatch? The protectors of the city were a major reason she never bothered. Aside from the stray fox or hungry wolf they was nothing to both her, and she never wandered as far away for that to be a risk. That conversation, however, was far to complex for her to convey in the fragments of common words she knew. "Icewatch protect. Children of Morwen, trained good marks from her. The Icewatch Trained very hard for it.” The slip into Vani felt more natural to her, although she was not sure it really mattered with that specific word. Even if she had known the common term anyone hearing her use it would be as suspicious in either language.
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