forum Assassin’s guild//Finished Rp//Look for part 2

Started June 25, 2018 by @StarkSpangledMayflower_Mad_Elder

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"It wasn't so hard. Just the placement, is all," Cyrus replied. "Luna, you okay?"

"I-I'm fine," Luna deflected the question away, "I-I should've aimed higher."

Cyrus bit his lip. "A-are you though? This isn't ab- don't make it about what you 'should have' done. This is training. It's a safe place to mess up. I want to make you feel a bit better, Luna… If this isn't doing that, we can stop."

Luna sighed and sat down on the floor. She dropped both of the blades to her side, "Y-yeah we can stop. Maybe I-I went too fast."

Cyrus sat down in front of her and laid the wooden blade across his lap.
"Okay, let's do that."

Luna let out a sigh as she looked down at her lap. She didn't want to see the bruise that would blossom on his neck. Even if it met making an even awkwarder situation.

Cyrus carefully placed his hood to cover up the red mark on his neck and sighed a little bit.
"Sorry, Luna," he said, "Since I've been practicing new things, I've always come out of here a little more beat up than before. You wouldn't be the first to do this to me."

Luna glanced up at him still looking guilty, but now a hint of mischief had appeared. She said in a quiet voice, "S-so about two months?"

"Yeah… I'm not so sure it's going to work out though. I may be built like a brute, but I've never really thought like one…" Cyrus explained, "I think I'm improving a little bit. It hasn't been long. Perhaps I'm just impatient."

"P-perhaps," Luna said thoughtfully, "I think you need to t-trust your head. B-brawn can be good, but your thought process is what makes you th-the most useful. S-so if you want to keep at it go ahead, I-I'm just not sure if it's the best for you. Th-then again what do I-I know."

"I was never good at any swordplay… Sure, I'm pretty bright, but that doesn't do anything to combat the fact that I'm clumsy. I haven't stopped using smaller, lighter blades entirely, but… I don't know, Luna… It's kind of odd having a good head on your shoulders but not being able to act on your own strategy because you're a klutz," Cyrus sighed, "It's like, yeah, maybe I could stick to what I'm good at, but that's not much in the way of fighting. I don't ever want to be in a situation where I have to defend myself or someone I love and I'm not prepared. I could never just lay down and die like that."

"Th-then maybe try a different weapon. Y-you were good at the two handed blade, but you can be good at something and find something better," Luna was trying to be consolidating even though it felt strange to her, "I-instead of a sword, maybe try a staff or glaive or something. Still requires s-strength and is a defensive weapon, but isn't a sword."

"I guess I hadn't thought of that… A staff seems like a bizarre weapon for an assassin, but we're not part of that assassin guild anymore. I can truly pick what I want to wield. There are a lot of options. Unfortunately, most of our weapons here are swords and daggers," Cyrus said, "I'll see what I can do. It takes time to master any weapon though. I'm afraid I won't be ready by the time I have to use it for real."

"I-if you know the basics, you c-can do almost anything with a weapon," Luna said with a bit of confidence, "S-so don't worry about mastering one. Focus on g-getting the basics down."

"Honestly? I think I might have better luck decking a swordsman in the face with my fist," Cyrus said with a laugh, "I'll try some things for sure. We'll see how it plays out."

Luna chuckled a little and smiled over at Cyrus, "That s-sounds good. Always go for a punch th-then a kick."

Cyrus scratched the back of his head. "Yeah, I guess so. Uh… what do you want to do now? I take it we're done training for the moment."

"I-I don't know," Luna shrugged as she let out a sigh, "N-never thought any of this out this f-far."

"That's fine. I mean… there's not a whole lot to do here. Most people just train when they get bored, or sleep…" Cyrus explained, "I'm one of the latter, but that said, I don't get much time to sleep otherwise."

"O-Oh. H-how have you been th-this past year?" Luna said with interest. She wasn't going to tell them about her… Year yet, but at the least she could hear about theirs.

"Busy…" Cyrus said, "Very busy… the first few months were rough. I won't go into detail. I've been helping out a lot with training, and I've done a lot of training myself. I'm better because of it. I've grown, I guess, but it took a lot out of me."

"Th-that's good I guess," Luna wondered if she made his year harder than it should have been, "I-I know how it feels."

"I'm sure you do…" Cyrus agreed, nodding solemnly. He wanted to open up a little more, because she made him feel comfortable, as she had struggled a lot too. But Cyrus didn't want to burden her. or make her think this was her fault.

Luna felt a silence fall between them meirda… She hadn't thought or even spoke in Spanish in what felt like years. Luna spoke again, "Y-yep."

"That's the past though. Let's just- how about we talk about the future instead? What's in store for us? Goals? Plans if we kill the threat?" Cyrus said, trying to change the subject before it got touchy. Then he realized he wouldn't be able to answer this question, because the truth was, he didn't know.