The importance of preparation

Talyssa never doubted for a moment that her request would be met. But the sudden surprise of it certainly aided in heightening her excitement. As her father began, he pretty well reiterated what they had already talked about. The tawny fae nodded along with enthusiasm as he introduced the lesson. Her attention was unwavering as she watched the Aegis approach one of the preset dummies. When he mentioned that he would take great delight in thrashing each and every one of them’ she couldn’t help the amused grin that tugged at her lips- though it quickly faded with the next sentiment. It would be up to her to keep herself alive. He was right, and it was a conclusion that she herself had come to herself. She needed to be able to keep herself alive in a time of desperate measures.

As he moved around to the smaller of the two dummies, he introduced it to be a representation of Sephiran Saxe. Lyss’ ears flicked back out of uncertainty in reflex. There was no denying the sudden pang of anxiety she felt in her chest, though, she did her best to push any of those feelings aside so she could follow along with the lesson. Talyssa immediately understood the logic in what was being described of her as far as opponent size went. While she might not be of dire-size herself, she had a number of relatives that were … she couldn’t count them all they were so common. Obviously, it wasn’t her relatives that she would be defending herself against, but her father’s point definitely landed.

It was then that he invited her to approach the dummies. The girl lingered in place for a few moments longer, before hesitantly closing the distance for herself. As she glanced between the two for closer inspection, he then prompted her for a moment of critical thinking. She felt that it was relatively easy to come up with a conclusion as to why the training dummies would be marked up the way that they were. Her father obviously wanted her to pay special attention to those specific spots. If this was a self-defense lesson, then it would only make sense to her that those would be the optimal places to target for her to adequately defend herself. “Would they be points of weakness?” Talyssa asked inquisitively, shifting her attention from the dummies back to her father as she awaited the correct answer.

"Talyssa Carpathius"