He nods his acceptance. He's also wearing his protective gear, and while he sometimes changes his weapon up in training, today he's working with his standard practice sword and shield combination.
Her restlessness isn't hard to see, so he doesn't bother with more small talk. (Not that it's something he excels at in normal circumstances.) Instead, he falls into a guard stance, suspecting she'll opt to go on the offensive as they begin. She's sparred him enough to know he's an opponent who likes to observe, especially at first. She has the advantage of her youth and the attendant speed, but he's been doing this a long time. If that experience doesn't exactly even the field, it at least gives him a resource to draw on, especially with an opponent he's sparred with before.
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Her restlessness isn't hard to see, so he doesn't bother with more small talk. (Not that it's something he excels at in normal circumstances.) Instead, he falls into a guard stance, suspecting she'll opt to go on the offensive as they begin. She's sparred him enough to know he's an opponent who likes to observe, especially at first. She has the advantage of her youth and the attendant speed, but he's been doing this a long time. If that experience doesn't exactly even the field, it at least gives him a resource to draw on, especially with an opponent he's sparred with before.