Subject Harp and Kal

Harp looks a bit stunned and a bit confused. He had resigned himself to only tolerance from Kal, if not down right enmity. And here he was, openly apologizing to him. That took great personal strength, especially from one as proud as Kal. It was something Harp was unsure that he would be capable of, given other circumstances.

Harp grasps Kal's outstretched hand. "No apology is needed between companions. You never let your personal feelings affect how you fought, and that is what counts. I am honored to have one of the Elf Kingdoms chosen warriors fighting at my side. I do not call us friends yet, but "companions" is a significant start."

With a gruff laugh, Harp follows on: "If you insist on making amends, however, try to help me move as smoothly as you do. I would like to be more fluid in my motions, though I am afraid I am beyond help from anyone, except maybe Heironious or Corellon Larethian. But anything you could teach me would be greatly appreciated. I would someday like to move as smoothly as Mund sings."

With that, Harp will smile as best he can, glad that this situation has moved in a positive direction.

OOC: To all, Mark has his surgery tomorrow afternoon. I will be stopping by the hospital after work to unplug the machine administering the pain medication. I will send out a follow up message about his condition then.

I will try to RP some time with Ragnar. Since he is a superior of Harp's in the Order, they will probably spend some time together now that they are on dry land. (Wet dwarf smells funny).

Subject Harp and Kal

" With a gruff laugh, Harp follows on: "If you insist on making amends, however, try to help me move as smoothly as you do. I would like to be more fluid in my motions, though I am afraid I am beyond help from anyone, except maybe Heironious or Corellon Larethian. But anything you could teach me would be greatly appreciated. I would someday like to move as smoothly as Mund sings." "

Kal laughs in response. "Of course. I can't show you any of my arts specifically -- It's forbidden by The Nations for me to teach anyone who isn't training to be a bladesinger, but I can help you with your movement. I do have a favor to ask in return: my training is very formal, and I've noticed it has certain shortcomings -- namely, I fight too fair. Can you show me how to um...." Kal pauses, looks sheepishly at the other elves and lowers his voice "fight dirty? That is, " he says, straigtening himself, returning to normal volume, "How to take advantage of certain unplanned opportunities?"

After Harp answers, Kal goes into a very heartfelt and long philosophical monloge on the theory of motion while battling. He explains how the body needs to be thought of in two ways at the same time: the entire body as one entity, and also as 6 seperate entities -- each limb, the head, and the torso. He explains how you need to put each piece to a seperate job, while at the same time coordinating their motion together toward one unified goal. He continues to talk on this subject until Harp interrupts him.