>>6101944“I think I’ll take this dance,” Master says, taking a step forward, bending at the waist before you. “If you will allow me this honour, Argia Candente.”
Rubida snickers, delighted.
Salicera grins, sitting with her legs crossed, hands on her thighs.
“This is going to be entertaining to watch.” And then: “Kick his ass, Argia!”
“I-I could never! Even suggesting anything like that…”
“It’s a figure of speech! Calm down, I know how devoted you are,” she replies, waving her hand. “But it’s nice to see you panic a little.”
“Uhm…” you blush and look away. You <span class="mu-i">really</span> need to reach out to Salicera after this.
“Master Delebasse, a word, please?” Soralisa interjects, trying to raise one arm and wincing when she cannot.
“Yes?”“Are you sure you want to use your relic for—for sparring? I doubt even Argia’s tetracerarmide’s weapon can withstand the hallowed blindglass…”
“Oh, this thing?” He swings Kishirra’s poleaxe, cutting through the air with a thrumming echo. It almost sounds like he’s plucking chords on an harp with the Kiengir marvel. “Argia is used to it.”
Soralisa’s mouth hangs open.
“M-Master Delebasse? Y-You trained and sparred with Argia using a <span class="mu-i">blindglass</span> weapon?”
“For three years.”
You nod. What is Soralisa so scared about? You are perfectly aware Master’s weapon can cut through steel like wet paper.
How would you get so agile, otherwise?
“One thing, though,” he adds, raising one finger. Soralisa’s brown eyes get even wider. You can almost hear the gears going on in her mind, thinking Master has suddenly changed his idea, that he will pick up a normal weapon… “This is not <span class="mu-i">my</span> weapon by any stretch of the imagination. I’m just its bearer and warden, for the time being. Try to remember that.”
Rubida gently closes Salicera’s jaw.
“I-I of course, Master Delebasse. I will treasure this moment.”
Rubida sneakily bites her lip, rubbing her thighs together as she turns to look at the two of you.
You wonder what she’s so excited about.
[cont.]
