In the arena, the two were so engrossed in practicing offense and defense that they were completely unaware of any spectators.
"Having variations hidden within moves is good," Aske side-stepped to evade, "but sometimes the enemy doesn't even want to receive a regular attack, which renders the following variations meaningless."
"You need to create an environment where the enemy is willing to encounter regular attacks before considering deceptive variations in offense." He took advantage of a small and brief misstep to instantly close in on Eleanor.
"What kind of environment?" Eleanor sank her body and swung her shield, trying to repel his close approach.
"Figure it out yourself." Aske performed a Block with his Longsword, being knocked back a distance by the Shield.
