[Rei listened, positioning herself in a way that matched what was suggested, and as soon as Arya moved, she was bringing the staff up with both hands to try and block the blow that was incoming. She managed to parry the first blow, but she wasn't moving quite as fast as Arya, and didn't know how to efficiently position the staff so that it could protect the widest range of her body. It was a guard that could be gotten through easily enough.
She was, however, focusing on defense. Even if there was a blow that got through, she didn't let it show. This kind of training? She understood it implicitly.]
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[Rei listened, positioning herself in a way that matched what was suggested, and as soon as Arya moved, she was bringing the staff up with both hands to try and block the blow that was incoming. She managed to parry the first blow, but she wasn't moving quite as fast as Arya, and didn't know how to efficiently position the staff so that it could protect the widest range of her body. It was a guard that could be gotten through easily enough.
She was, however, focusing on defense. Even if there was a blow that got through, she didn't let it show. This kind of training? She understood it implicitly.]