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>SELECTED: Having bested a renowned Sfregiato, you are permitted to take your ease drinking khave with the masters than might normally be permitted for an outsider. Some of the Senza Pari even include you in their lessons as an example to their pupils of a dangerous armoured opponent. There is only so much you can learn from these men in the few days remaining ashore, but you spend every waking minute of daylight in the Plaza to do so. [Haughty]
>GAIN +1DC to Blademaster DC bonus [11DC]
While your opponent is gracious in defeat, and the other bravos insistent in their invitations to show you a good Langlish night out, you must respectfully decline in favour of an opportunity to further study the way of the blade. You had not appreciated it before, having considered yourself a competent swordsman, but now you realise. If you want to be considered one of the best knights with a blade in the realm, you still have much to learn.
There is very little in the way of practice during your time in the plaza before departing to the markets on your final day ashore. Speaking with the Senza Pari masters and watching them at work involves more theory than function, aside from a few instances where young students are encouraged to practice against you. The masters insist on blunted steel, though Fabio the Elder explains this is because they don’t trust their own charges not to trip on their own blades rather than concern for your safety. You find these lessons particularly helpful, as the focus of them is on how an opponent might best counter the armour you wear.
For the most part though, you sit around drinking excellent khave and listen to the war stories of the eldest Senza Pari veterans. Much of these tales are merely reminiscent of youth or cutting remarks about how easy the younger generation has it these days, but one story in particular catches your interest. Some of the older hands, those taking their ease around the khave shop rather than training pupils, recall a man who passed through here some time ago. There is some disagreement as to whether he was a true foreigner or a Langlish mix of something, but All agree that over a score of years ago the man came her, each of the masters old enough to remember him admit to having been bested in the plaza much like Giovanni was today.
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