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Well... they might be good for training.

I've been meaning to hone my skills, too. That is to say... I, er... don't have a lot of skills to begin with...

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...Really? I thought for sure you did, since you had that big spear.

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Oh, yes, well... I have only had it for a short time, and was never properly trained in combat.

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Oh. Then I guess we're kind of in the same boat. [ ... ] Zhongli was just starting to teach me about how to use spears, last week.

[ there's just a ripple of melancholy through the air. ]

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[ yeah...... there's a bittersweet feeling at that. ]

Would you show me what he showed you?

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I can try...? But I don't think I'm very good at it, so don't judge me too hard, okay?

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I would not dream of it! I am also a novice.

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Okay...

[ gingerly picks up one of the candy corn spears! ]

Let's pretend these things don't look like they'd shatter in a stiff breeze. First thing he showed me was the right way to hold it. Apparently you can drop it when someone hits it if you're not careful about it?

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Oh! Yes, that must be something to be careful of. I never had to worry about it before...

[ she picks up a spear and holds it too! ]

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[ demonstrating what zhongli showed him... dominant hand in the back, less dextrous toward the front. ]

Are you trying to learn just in case? Or do you need it back home, too?

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[ she imitates the grip! she is pretty good at picking things up as she's shown. ]

There is a battle that I must win when I return.

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[ surprised! ]

You were going to go into battle without any training? [ girl is this why you're dead? ] Something for your god, or...?

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It was my decision.

There is a man who I deemed to be a great threat to not only my people, but all people. But he is invulnerable... There are only a few ways to conceivably harm him.

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...And that spear of yours is one?

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Drakodios... the Lance of the Dragon God, is a divine relic with the power to disrupt magic, including protective magic or barriers. And as priestess, I am the only one who can use its full power.

So, even though I was inexperienced, I tried to take that man's life.

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[ ...which is probably how she ended up here, huh. oof. ]

Well... maybe we can learn the right way to do this together, then. Order some practice weapons that won't break on the first hit and see how we do.

[ he goes for a practice jab with the spear. it's very awkward. ]

Then you can go back and kick that guy's ass.

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[ there is a feeling of encouragement that swells in her heart at that. ]

Yes...! I shall.

[ she tries a thrust with the spear!

... the candy-corn tip falls off of it. ]

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[ watches it plop to the ground. ]

...Yeah. Ordering some practice spears sounds like a good idea. You're clearly too strong for these things.

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I would not say that... I'm really not very strong at all.

[ she discards the handle and picks up a new spear to practice with. a little sheepish. ]

May I ask your reason for training? Is it to protect yourself here, or do you have another reason?

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The candy couldn't handle you.

For protection here, mostly. But it might not be bad to take what I learn home with me, either.

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Do you have enemies you need to fight?

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Maybe. There's one guy we might have to try and fight, but if I can get out of it I will. Other than that, no one specific, but there are spawncampers everywhere.

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I see... It does seem best that you be able to defend yourself.

... Who is this "one guy," if I may ask?

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I don't think I'm any worse off than you would be. No one's invulnerable where I'm from.

[ like?? yikes?? ]

...It's the guy who kidnapped Iris. But it's better if I don't confront him, because there's always a chance he could hypnotize me.

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He is capable of hypnosis?

[ bad??? ]