"You've got the basic movements down for offense. What comes next is a lot of practice." Tedious, he knew, but Ivar wasn't going to listen to any complaints. Bigger moves would come after the basics had been mastered. It wasn't going to do Ronan any good if he didn't know how to stab properly.

"As far as defense goes, you need to work on that. You leave yourself open to unexpected moves too much. And I doubt those monsters are going to play nice and wait for you to learn to block properly if they come back again." At least after a few more sessions he'd be able to rest more easy knowing Ronan could defend himself properly.