Gytha's ocean (Tryll)

[Yuthirin]

'Yes, well, hubris and all. No reason to tempt disaster with arrogance.'

[Anastasia]

Gytha looks around a little longer, "Interesting, but it's for another time."

Going to show him somewhere else?

[Yuthirin]

He asked me to show him around, so he gets the full tour. We're gonna do ALL THE EVERYTHING.

Buckle up, we're headed to: The Training Grounds.

[Anastasia]

In comparison, the training grounds are packed. Common soldiers of all types work here. You see Hanna here as well, practicing with a small squad of elite warriors. The smell of sweat combines with the clank of wood on wood, hundreds at it.

Of course, the moment the two of you are in, Hanna happens to look your way. She's over in a few dozen ground-eating steps, a practice axe in hand. "One of your friends?" she asks Tryll.

[Yuthirin]

'Hanna, a planetar. She is Jaela's mother. Jaela is one of the generals of Aurora, and has a great deal of say in how things are run. You'll likely meet her later. Hanna is tough but fair, and is very martial-minded. Though I've noticed that she tends to wade into combat before gathering all the facts.'

[Anastasia]

"...Gytha," Gytha says after a pause, "You're as perceptive as any of your caste."

"Thank you for noting I'm adequate for a planetar," Hanna retorts dryly. "You're an acceptable squid-creature."

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh waves cheerily at Hanna. "What's going on today?"

[Anastasia]

Shifting her practice axe to rest on her shoulder, Hanna says, "Practice. Most of the common soldiers need to be out of the way for the demiplane integration, so we're keeping them busy however we can."

[Yuthirin]

"Oh, okay! We're showing Gytha around! He needs friends!" Calleigh says.

[Anastasia]

"Really? Can you fight?" Hanna asks Gytha.

"...some?" Gytha says slowly, carefully.

"Good enough." Hanna grabs Gytha's hand and drags him over, "Someone get him a...oh, I don't know, a practice longsword."

[Yuthirin]

Privately, Tryll sends to Hanna, 'Prudent reminder: All living irrigo are naturally incorporeal, and cannot overcome this with willpower alone. If you expect him to take up a wooden sword, you may be disappointed and succeed in alienating him. I believe, however, that he is a mage.'

[Anastasia]

A few soldiers run off at Hanna's request, as Gytha begins, "This is a problem, but fortunately, I developed a spell to help with it. A moment, please."

Once Hanna backs off a bit, Gytha's hand glows ghostly blue.

'He is a mage, so that sorts that.' Hanna sends back. 'I would have been more surprised if he didn't have a way of overcoming that.'

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh nods, headsquid Tryll flopping forward and back.

[Anastasia]

From here it's sparring. Gytha watches Hanna advances and simply dodges a split-second before her strike would land. Then a juke to the side, predicting Hanna's attack before it happens.

Hanna draws back after that, "Combat seer?" she asks, starting to smile.

"...amid other talents," Gytha admits.

"You're like fighting Dana when she tries to dodge. You aren't where you're supposed to be," Hanna retorts, smiling as she charges him again.

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh claps. "That would be fun to watch!"