I won't give in, til I reach the end, and then I'll start again

He nodded his head in agreement with Tika's decision. He would have been surprised if she'd opted to go straight into practical lessons and spar with him, but he would have admired her boldness if she had. "That sounds like a good plan to me!" He shimmied his body til he loosened the leather strap for his sword and slipped it off his back, setting the scabbard off to the side. He wouldn't need his sword until they got to their spar. "Have you had any proper fighting lessons yet?" he asked, turning back to his adopted sister. If she knew the basics, they could get right into more advanced skills. If not, the fundamentals were always a good thing to go over. "Rudy mentioned he'd shown you some things. Wanna show me what you know?"

Taking on a mentor role was something new to Artorias. He had never fancied himself a teacher, but he supposed even teachers learned things when giving lessons. If anything, maybe the idea of mentor was better than teacher, since he was still actively learning himself. With a quick glance to the raven perched on his back, Artorias nodded and Corbin took to the air, settling himself on a rock out of the way so the two pups could train and spar. Avantika had all of his focus now, and Art was already planning what he should show her depending on how she answered.