Teaching

[greyerrant]

Who: The Silent wolf and you (open)
Where: Capricorn ward
Summary: Garviel teaches people how to fight with guns, blades, hand to hand, and everything but silly personas pretty much.
Warnings: Manliness, possible combat, a lot of talking.
[Loken waits, a few spare blades and a few longarms and pistols in a fairly careless-looking pile beside him, holding his chainsword two-handed, almost challenging anyone to approach him and learn. He is 8 feet tall, and an imposing figure at the edge of the plains, just before the forest.]

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[not_that_sasuke]

It works. With a wince, Sasuke is not only disarmed, but so completely caught off guard that he doesn't even move to a more defensively sound position.

[greyerrant]

"Pick it up." He gestures to the weapon.

"Begin again."

[not_that_sasuke]

With a nod, he idly shakes out his hand before retrieving his weapon. It had been jarring to have it knocked out of his hand, but it's something he'll have to get used to - there's no telling when he might encounter a similar situation, and he'll have to react faster the next time.

Once again he takes up the basic kendo stance before aiming a strike at Loken's wrist.

[greyerrant]

Loken slips back, pulling out of range of the wrist-strike.

"What will you do if disarmed?"

[not_that_sasuke]

He pauses for a moment before switching the sword to one hand and drawing a previously concealed knife.

"It's better if I could escape, but if it came down to it..."

[greyerrant]

"You'd fight with another weapon. Bringing a backup is practical." He nods his head, "Good."

[not_that_sasuke]

With a nod, he returns the knife to its hiding place. "...It's not very useful for all out combat, but it's better than nothing in a pinch."

[greyerrant]

"What is the most important weapon a warrior can have?"

[not_that_sasuke]

"...I couldn't say. I'm not much of a warrior."

[greyerrant]

"Contemplate it for a while. Once you have the correct answer, you will be."

[not_that_sasuke]

"A riddle?"

[greyerrant]

"If you like to call it that."

[not_that_sasuke]

"I'd assume the answer isn't anything simple like a sword." Given that he isn't much of the warrior-type, it's difficult to even guess. After a moment of thought, he tosses out an answer, although he's by no means certain of it.

"Courage, maybe?"

[greyerrant]

"Sometimes one must fight, even when the will to battle is gone, but you are getting closer."

[not_that_sasuke]

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be the fortitude to keep fighting?"

[greyerrant]

"Partially, but what do you need to choose the battle in the first place?"

[not_that_sasuke]

"...Aside from a reason?"