Sharpen the Steel II

Artorias knew the reputation he carried, as did many of his warriors within the Hallows. Bold knights-errant who armed themselves with steel weapons and practiced unorthodox combat styles. The art of the blade was a commonly taught technique and style amongst his fighters and was something he was quite proud of, having been the pioneering mind behind it. To date, he had trained a number of wolves on this unusual yet highly effective martial art, and it seemed he would continue to spread that knowledge to the next generation of Carpathians as not only had his own offspring shown an aptitude for combat, but his nieces and nephews had as well. Caladia had begun requesting training with blades after seeing the demonstrations he and Fern had put on, and at the behest of her mother, the Aegis had obliged to teach her the basics. He had little doubt his apprentice would have been able to instruct her daughter on the basics of armed combat, but he was loathe to deny a request for his expertise. If Callie wanted to be trained by him too, then he would gladly train her.

Though the warmth of spring had arrived, Auster was still very much a mucky quagmire from all the rains and raised water levels from the wet winter they had had. While this wouldn't dissuade an experienced warrior from training out in the yard, Artorias did not want Callie's first experience with a sword to be riddled with pitfalls and environmental hazards that could have been avoided. So he had chosen to use the indoor dojo for their first lesson. Training dummies were set up around the padded ring and the Aegis had procured a couple of blunted sparring swords for the wolves to use. Step one would be getting Callie used to the weight of the steel as a part of her fighting techniques. The rest they could branch out from once she had the basics down. With everything set up and ready to go, Artorias issued a call for Callie, his howl echoing through Hearthstone for his niece's presence.

"Artorias Carpathius"