First step forward
Malalia
04-20-2020, 08:29 PM
Malalia
The girl exhaled, but said nothing. Maneuvers took time for even the fastest wolf. 'Fair enough.' Her frown only deepened as he confessed the failings of her size. Unbidden, the hairs along her back raised. Malalia had never been one to resent her body. For the first time, she hated just how small and vulnerable she really was.
She'd been an exemplary student, when she was just beginning her training. Drunk on her mentors' words, she'd practiced with whatever free time she had. But as the other students grew, and she remained the same size—smaller than her own siblings, even—sparring had only ever gotten harder. She'd begun, then, to push down the creeping sense that perhaps being a warrior wasn't right for her. That feeling was catching in her throat, now.
The mention of advantages caused her to look up, eyes brightening, but her heart plummeted even more as he went on. Not with a magic solution or new strategy she hadn't considered, but with talk of weapons and battle companions. She bit her tongue so that she wouldn't blurt out something stupid. 'What kind of warrior uses tools to do the fighting for them?' It was a concept she was entirely unused to. Not that she thought less of him, or his own companions, but she was sure that Sirius was plenty formidable without them. What kind of warrior was she if she needed anything besides her own teeth and claws?
They'd moved on before she could voice her frustrations, which was probably for the best. "Sure, let's do that." She gave herself a small shake, though her guard hairs wouldn't lay all too flat. Let them find something nice and child-sized, just for her. Malalia tried her best not to look like a sullen little cub, but try as she might she could barely conceal her disappointment. This was not how she had expected the lesson to go.