Stick 'em with the pointy end

Briar grinned proudly as Art stepped closer to nuzzle her affectionately, her braided tail swaying eagerly at his praise. With so much of her training and knowledge being taught to her at a young age, it had been far too long since she had learned a new technique for fighting and it had truly reminded her how fun this kind of thing could be. Although, perhaps it was this enjoyable mostly because Artorias was her teacher. She turned away from the training dummy and faced her husband instead as she was given two options for how they could proceed–practice some defenses or go straight into a spar. Both were valid options and she knew how important the basics were to learning a new skill, but she could hardly turn down an opportunity to spar her mate. "Well, I have always learned best by experience," she replied, smirking around her practice dagger as she began to settle into a fighting stance across from him, her turquoise gaze gleaming with amusement and challenge. "Lets put some of this lesson to the test, shall we?"

"Artorias & Briar Carpathius"