"Too slow."
A student and teacher traded swings with their fabled blades.
Clang.
Clang.
Clang.
"Too open."
Clang.
Clang.
Clang.
"Too contained."
Clang.
Clang.
Clang.
"Too afraid."
Clang.
Clang.
Clang.
"Too focused on being perfect."
Bang.
Gronos smacked Leonard down to the ground with one strong backhand.
Leonard sighed as he looked up tiredly.
"I don't think this is improving my swordsmanship, Sir. May I keep on practicing my Lion Dance? I'm sure other students need your help. Like Julia and Dongo."
"You even said yourself that a new student was coming soon."
Gronos grumbled deeply.
"Ah. That's right. Nevermind."
"He shall train with the others."
"You, on the other hand, need to improve your core techniques. You've mastered all the extravagance required for swordsmanship, but you've allowed your base strengths to thin and weaken over time."
