[Training] don't you know i'm not afraid to shed a little blood

and i'm still waiting for a life that never was

Of course the answer to her query wouldn't be easy; no, there was more work to be done before she could settle on any sort of close combat weaponry. But unlike in the past, the notion was not met with a sigh or a roll of the eyes; instead, she simply nodded. How would she know what she liked until she tried it, after all? "Thank you," she said. "I'll be sure to come by soon." While she was fairly confident she wouldn't like a sword - too big, too bulky, too annoying to tote around - the idea of daggers sounded appealing. But she wouldn't know until she tried.

Tucking her notched arrow back into her quiver, Alys trundled out to the target and pulled free the few arrows clustered there. She dragged the target back with her, content now to begin breaking it down and carrying it back to the Citadel. "Thanks for the help," she told Deimos. "I'll keep practicing."

-FIN-

Alys