After a barrage of responses from the apprentices, Commander Henry quickly decided that he needed to find a new way to choose who he was to spar with. While he wouldn't have time to spar with all, considering he was waiting for the mage leaders in Idona to respond to his request to see them, he wanted to test the hands-on skills of at least a few.
"I will determine who I spar with based on how sharp your practices are today," he explained. "Best listen to Lady Irene. I will be watching."
The red-haired knight turned to her Commander and nodded. Her arms had been crossed as she concealed the fact that one of her gloved hands was nervously playing with the ends of her wavy hair. He was bringing out of her the strangest of responses.
What a pain it was to have to get used to someone she found herself attracted to. It was almost as if he knew, and he was trying to shove himself into her space as often as possible.
