Post by Kaalim Cyrilson on Dec 19, 2023 8:59:55 GMT -5
(this thread is for Aldrich Abbott )
Since Izen's death Kaalim had kept his distance from Rian and Magda, the truth of the matter was the entire situation had twisted the mountain sized man up inside with conflicted feelings. Could Izen have done what he had been accused of? If he really had then his sentencing was fair, Kaalim didn't condone such actions and would have done the same but...
What if Izen had been entrapped by his convictions against Magda? What of his baby brother had been innocent of his actions? Again Izen had always been so supportive of Kaalim and loyal, he'd never seen Izen rise to his anger or bite the bait of their Father's behaviors toward women Kaalim had never as much seem Izen raise a hand at a woman.
Had his secret love for Magda clouded his judgement as well? And he couldn't think about Rian at the moment, not in the heat of training.
So with a heavy huff that pushed the steam of the early cold morning Kaalim returned his focus on the training grounds. He had took it upon himself to oversee the training of the new First Bloods personally starting this morning by pairing them up with one man and one woman to spar bare knuckles. It was a fairly bloody affair that Kaalim had imposed, he himself had opted to train alongside a pair.
"He's got the size advantage Ira," Kaalim explained to young Parabolti warrior, she was listening intently while sizing up the larger boy, "How would you gain the advantage over a larger opponent?"
Ira thought about it respectively before answering, "I would use his size as my advantage Kaalim, use perhaps his momentum to throw him off."
Kaalim nodded in partial agreement, "How?"
"Strike low, sweep the legs upon his charge," she answered, her tone eager to will that as a correct answer.
"Let's see it."
