How often had Bastian heard that dancing and fighting were two sides of a coin? He remained sceptical. Sure, the footwork in dancing is just as important as footwork in fighting, but rarely did one get to set eyes on a beautiful opponent as one did when dancing. Such thoughts did not favour the Ji’val, as he jumbled his steps and nearly tripped. Fortunately, the Aes Sedai was polite enough to remind him of the steps. He wasn’t sure how polite she might be if she knew what he’d been thinking.
Focus, Bas. What did I say about focus?
After one or two stumbles, the steps started to come a bit more naturally to the large Ji’val. As with learning to fight, it meant it was time to learn complexities to the patten. The first one, where the woman turned out to be shoulder to shoulder to him was easy enough. The second one where Bastian had to turn his dance partner was a bit more complex, though much of the work fell to the woman.
The Aes Sedai had them practice both moves until they felt more natural to Bastian and Andraste wasn’t guiding his hand as much. Again, he quirked his lips in a smirk, “Why do I feel like I tend to stand around like a post while the fancy footwork falls to the beautiful dance partner?”
Really? Could you have been any more transparent? What happened to focus?
Focus, Bas. What did I say about focus?
After one or two stumbles, the steps started to come a bit more naturally to the large Ji’val. As with learning to fight, it meant it was time to learn complexities to the patten. The first one, where the woman turned out to be shoulder to shoulder to him was easy enough. The second one where Bastian had to turn his dance partner was a bit more complex, though much of the work fell to the woman.
The Aes Sedai had them practice both moves until they felt more natural to Bastian and Andraste wasn’t guiding his hand as much. Again, he quirked his lips in a smirk, “Why do I feel like I tend to stand around like a post while the fancy footwork falls to the beautiful dance partner?”
Really? Could you have been any more transparent? What happened to focus?