ITP: Fight or flight

[maybe_a_king]

[She's been nervous lately, an ice-cold feeling in the pit of her stomach that had started shortly before her uncle's arrival. It reminds her, vaguely, of when the Blood Fort had gone up around the school and she, Rin, and their Servants had been frantic to bring it down to save the students. Arturia had never before felt such fear, had never felt such urgency as far as she could remember, and it's the same as now. It's as if she can tell something dangerous is coming, something that could lay waste to everyone here and it will be a battle that not even the mightiest among them could hope to come out of alive.

Her only instinct is to fight, but she has nothing to fight. Not yet. There's only so many demons she can fight at night and with her uncle here she has to be more careful to keep him from worrying. Nonetheless, she needs to do something to combat this strange feeling and there's only one thing she can think of:]

[Video]

I find I have neglected my training since arriving here. Tell me, would anyone like to spar with me in the Capricorn Ward? I would prefer a fellow swordsman, but any others willing would do.

Comments

[sky_child]

Um...I'm not sure I'd join... I patrol the park at night, so I was wondering... But I'm pretty good with swordplay. Maybe I can help?

[maybe_a_king]

That's why I plan on ending my training session before sundown. If I wished to train solely by fighting the creatures that lurk there I would do that instead. [But, and her pride kills her for this, she is afraid to leave her apartment at night. She does not understand why as it hadn't been a problem before, but when darkness settles on the city she doesn't feel safe at all unless she's by her uncle's side.]

[sky_child]

Okay. I have to work tonight, so I can come in early.

[maybe_a_king]

I shall see you then.

[A beat. Seriously, where are her manners lately?]

Forgive me. I am Arturia Pendragon. Who would you be, sir?

[sky_child]

Link. From, um. Skyloft.

I really do need a last name...

[maybe_a_king]

You do not feel Skyloft would be an appropriate last name for yourself?