Just as the thought had crossed his mind, Calico Jack answered. “That’s cool! I was just wondering how on earth you’d become friends with a bird.” He said with a smirk, attention drifting to Jolly Rodger once more. However, he didn’t allow it to linger for long before trying to choose a cure for their boredom.
At the inquiry on the difficulty of fighting, he was relieved to hear that it was more simple than what he had originally thought. Though, when Jack mentioned his mother was training him, he felt a vague jab of jealousy in the pit of his gut. Ignis was so busy looking for Eden and Baelfire … it didn’t leave a lot of time for learning new stuff like that. Though, at least he had a new friend that would be willing to help. “Raids? That sounds like fun!” He had never heard of such a thing, but at that moment he knew he wanted to participate and be included. If the other boy was excited for raids, clearly it was something worth being excited about. “Maybe I’ll get to go too, one day.” He murmured wistfully. But once the instructions began, he quickly dissolved daydreams to pay attention.
Listening carefully, he began processing the idea of adopting a defensive posture. After the explanation of why it should be done this way, Aresenn was quick to nod in agreement. Whether it be wrong or right, it sure made sense to him. “Okay,” Aresenn answered in acknowledgment as he observed the demonstration before him. Without hesitation, the younger boy began shifting his stance into something closer to what Calico Jack was modeling. He shifted his paws a little wider to broaden his base into a defensive stance. He flexed his joints as he lowered himself closer to the ground. “Like this?” He asked, glancing back and forth from his own paws to the Jacks. He wasn’t sure quite what he was doing … but it felt good!