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Post by Malefica on Aug 6, 2008 15:09:17 GMT -5
*Malefica grinned broadly and quicly rolled aside from the blade. She quickly grabbed the other sword hanging from the wall and directed it toward him, challenging him playfully.*
"Never."
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Post by Gawain on Aug 6, 2008 15:18:24 GMT -5
*Gawain shook his head slowly before he lunged at her full force. This was a training, not something lighthearted and he was very serious about it, aiming for her chest.*
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Post by Malefica on Aug 6, 2008 15:21:31 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled and stepped aside, gracefully as a dancer. Her blade was clinging as it met his blade.*
"Very good, my son...."
*She smiled and aimed for his hand.*
"But I am not that easy to catch."
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Post by Gawain on Aug 6, 2008 15:25:56 GMT -5
*He dodged the strike to his hand, counter-striking in a sweep at her knee. Gawain was focused, almost to the exclusion of anything else.*
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Post by Malefica on Aug 6, 2008 15:30:19 GMT -5
*Malefica laughed and jumped graciously over the attacking blade. Small and light as she was, high jumps were easy for her. She kicked the wall right behind her, and with an elegant jump, she landed behind him, directing her blade toward his back.*
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Post by Gawain on Aug 6, 2008 15:33:39 GMT -5
*Gawain spun, face serious, kneeling to block the blow with the length of his sword.*
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Post by Malefica on Aug 6, 2008 15:36:29 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled when she saw his serious face expression. He was a much better swordfighter than her.*
"It seems you already master the sword, my son. How is your knowledge about magic?"
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Post by Gawain on Aug 6, 2008 15:42:53 GMT -5
*Gawain stood, his weapon still on the defense.*
"I...do not know. I have never tried."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 6, 2008 15:46:08 GMT -5
*Malefica looked at him, thinking for a while. She remembered Eden, how she had reacted when she got her first wand. Malefica collected wands as other women collected shoes. And now she put her hand in her dress pocket and found a wand for Gawain. She offered it to him.*
"Try this one. I want to see how you work. All you need to do, is doing what comes naturally to you."
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Post by Gawain on Aug 6, 2008 15:48:47 GMT -5
*Gawain took the wand, turning it over in his hands.*
"I...I feel nothing. Nothing but a beautiful piece of wood."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 6, 2008 15:52:09 GMT -5
*Malefica thought for a moment. Then her face brightened. It was time to let Gawain, with his purity , have a chance to show what he was good for.*
"Maybe it is the wrong wand for you, dear."
*She replied softly. She took the wand back. Instead she placed her dearest item, The Golden Wand of Heaven in his hands. She smiled gently and waited for his reaction.*
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Post by Gawain on Aug 6, 2008 15:57:44 GMT -5
*Gawain took it, surprise hitting him a moment later as he dropped to his knees in awe, speechless.*
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Post by Malefica on Aug 6, 2008 15:59:12 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled gently and looked at her son.*
"Well," *She asked eagerly.* "What do you feel now?"
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Post by Gawain on Aug 6, 2008 16:01:22 GMT -5
*It took several long moments for Gawain to find his tongue again. He urged the wand back towards her.*
"I...I cannot take this."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 6, 2008 16:07:26 GMT -5
*Malefica looked at him with love in her eyes, the same way she had looked at him as a baby. She did not take her wand back.*
"That was not my question, my dear. I asked you what you feel when you hold it."
*Her voice was warm and caring, filled with motherly love.*
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