Thread: Knight Shame: Yellow eyes and Ten Rings (Absinth/Lagertha)

Daniel didn't have much room to respond, letting her go as he tended to some of the flowers, watering them and pruning some of them before he made his way back to the class. He did watch her leave, remarking in his own head how he enjoyed watching her go. He had admirers among the priestesses, and unadmittedly among the Knights in training, but he found himself drawn to her somehow. Perhaps it was a case of like calling to like? Clearly, the two were similar in their own ways. Taken from their parents, judged harshly for things they couldn't control. In his case, it was a combination of his father's legacy and their attempts to break him of his father's rebellious spirit ahead of time. In her case, it was because she had no healing abilities and could only be trained as a knight or discarded as a broken tool. It probably didn't help that, though she probably didn't think so herself, she was a gorgeous young woman, and she could probably hit just as hard as he could. He wasn't sure why that was a plus, but it really really was. By the time he arrived, she was getting ready to leave and Tulik had just thrown Mason across the room where he landed at Daniel's feet. Hey, Tulik, how many times does this make? Daniel asked their instructor, raising an eyebrow inquisitively By my last count, two hundred and thirty three times without a single victory for your young friend. It'll be another thousand times before he can so much as come close either the old man laughed boisterously as Daniel hauled Mason to his feet. Yeah, well, if you'd give me my last ring back, this wouldn't be a contest Mason snapped at him If your last ring wasn't blasphemous power then you could have it back. Control that temper Tulik snapped back at him. Come on Mason, think you're done for the day Daniel stated, patting him on the back as they headed off to walk the grounds. Daniel was unusually quiet as they went in the opposite direction of Rentia and Kaess, enough so that Mason actually commented on it. What's got you so pensive, wolf eyes? Mason asked Did you just say pensive? Yes, answer the question The new girl commented on how I hold back against the other students. She said I shouldn't hold back when I fight you lot, that I ought to break bones and let them learn the harshest possible lesson when they fight me. I had assumed that I was doing the right then by holding back You've been holding back?! Well, yeah. Even without my rings, I know how to break bones, dislocate joints and just generally cause pain. I've been studying anatomy since we were in basic training. Did you just think I was looking at the diagram charts on girls? Actually, yes, yes I did ...Right. You really ought to read them and pay close attention. I think I might stop holding back when I fight from now on... Maybe I'll even beat Tulik -.,,.--.,,.- The next day, instead of being led to the rest of the class, Daniel was pulled aside and led to a private sparring room where he was left to wait without being told what was going on. It seems one of the Senior Grand Knights had made a decision on how Rentia and Daniel ought to be taught, and had approached Kaess and basically told him that Rentia and Daniel would be privately tutored once a week by another fully fledged Knight. This had been considered after the events of the previous day, considering Daniel and Rentia had been evenly matched until Daniel tried to get fancy and face planted himself into Ren. While he waited, Daniel unlooped the chain from his neck and removed one of the rings from it. This was a cloudy ring, much like his own, but... it was different. Older, a little tarnished, and a bit bigger, as though it had grown with the man who had worn it. He hadn't tried wearing this ring in a long time, the last time he had, he'd had some pretty bad nightmares for a long time after the fact. He was considering it now though. Explaining to Ren the difference between what he knew to be fact and what other people considered to be the truth had brought back the memories. He wanted to be closer to his father, and wondered that, now that he was older and stronger, maybe he could wear this... When Kaess and Rentia entered the room, Daniel was sat against the back wall with the ring in one hand, staring intently at it with one leg drawn up and the other stretched out.