Training [Warvanus]

[Noffiti Hideme]

Noffiti listened to his critique and praise at how well she had done. That brought a smile to her face. She had done something right. When he told her to loosen her fist until she got to her target she looked down at her hand and loosened it. "More power," she mumbled the words to herself. She liked the sound of having more power.

She put herself into her ready stance again. He had simply said a kick, but there were many types of kicks. She studied him and his stance, trying to find the right kick to demonstrate. She settled on a side kick and shifted her weight to her left foot. She kept her fists by her face as she brought her right leg up and around to the top of his shoulder in a forceful kick.

[Kell Sangros]

Her stance was good he saw the kick coming he grabbed her foot and let it rest on his shoulder. He said nothing for a couple of minutes he would not push her off her feet, he let the foot down and then nodded before he spoke.

“Good stance and good that you had your guard up, but you never want to overextend a kick, because if they did what I did they would be in control. Only kick that high when you are certain that it will connect. You will need to build speed in your legs and muscle. Something we will most definitely work on.”

He nodded again "Again"

[Noffiti Hideme]

Noffiti was a little shocked when he grabbed her foot and put it on his shoulder. She had excellent balance, unlike some people, which allowed her to remain upright. He released her leg and she fixed her stance.

She listened again to his critique and nodded when he said again. She pulled her fists up and shifted her weight. She swung her leg out and aimed for his elbow this time. She'd go lower and not overextend as he had instructed.

[Kell Sangros]

With his left forearm he would do the same block as earlier only instead of counter clockwise, he would go clockwise, easily deflecting the kick.

“Very good” he said. He was still puzzled by that first punch it had been sloppy, cocky even. He wondered how this could be the same person.

They would have to train more in the gym where they could use training droids to employ deadlier holds and techniques. She needed confidence but she had a solid stable grab on the basics.

“Now I want you to demonstrate your ability to escape a hold”
With that he grabbed her wrist tightly not crushingly but firm. He wondered how she would escape.

[Noffiti Hideme]

Noffiti wobbled a little after his block but she easily fixed it. She was fairly confident in her fighting skills. Men would often avoid her because they knew how well of a fighter she was.

He wanted her demonstrate how to escape a hold and immediately grabbed her wrist. She twisted her wrist in his grip until her palm face him and she grabbed his hand to keep it in place. She twisted her whole arm outwards until his wrist couldn't bend anymore. She was always told to use human limits to her advantage. Bend them until they face pain and relent.

[Kell Sangros]

She twisted her wrist and he was pleased, he released the grip. He nodded approvingly “Honestly in this dept I don’t think there will be much I could teach you, maybe a thing here and there maybe, practice your skills make them even sharper and you will do well” he was giving a tone of approval.

“I think that is enough hand to hand for now. Our next task is a simple one", with that he pulled a datapad out of his pocket and handed it to her. “You have demonstrated a aptitude for herbs and salves, this is data on how to make poisons, and intoxicants. Using this knowledge I want you to pick from this mountain any and all useful herbs, roots, plants, anything that will enable you to make a deadly poison."

He knew this would be a task that was not stressing the physical body but he also knew she would take to this like a duck to water. After this they would return to Blood’s palace.

[Noffiti Hideme]

Noffiti smiled when he told her he couldn't teach her much else. She had done well. She grew confused when he handed her a datapad. He told her to find plants, herbs, and roots to create a poison. She beamed and held the datapad tightly. This was her suit, no one had taught her to do any of it. "Of course!" She smiled and tucked the datapad into the waistband of her pants. She knew what to look for.

She pulled her shirt out and held it to put the plants in. She started looking for the plants, mostly watching the ground. First she found Daphne Genus. She smiled at the poisonous berries and took a few handfuls. She could always use some later. The smell was sweet and she had to refrain herself from eating one. She did not want to die. The next plant she found was Balo mushrooms. She smiled and picked many of the plant. She was like a child in a sweets store.

She found some Darkkonnin berries and took several. She grabbed a few other herbs that were used for other things and tied off her shirt, creating a small sack. "That's all I need." She looked over at Warvanus then at her own hands. They were stained at the tips from handling the Darkkonnin and Daphne. She'd have scrub them clean to be sure nothing got in her blood stream. Things like this often happened back on Crait. Her parents would scold her for being so careless.

[Kell Sangros]

He watched her as she gathered the things she needed. When she was completed he then told her what her next task would be.

“Climb down the mountain and then we will run back to the palace” he told her and with that he began his descent of the mountain. He knew she would not be far behind, especially when he began to run back to the palace.

It was a short run as always, and they made their way back to the gym. He studied her for a moment. “Do you have any enviornmental survival training?” he knew she most likely had skills to survive in the desert being from Crait. “I am sure you can survive in the desert considering where Lord Blood found you.” A thought was forming in his head an idea. For now they would move to their next task.

“Taking the herbs you have collected, I want you to make a deadly poison” He stood his arms folded behind his back and watched as she went off to do her task.

[Noffiti Hideme]

Noffiti held onto the bag as she descended the mountain. She was slower because of the bag and how awkward it was to hold. She watched as Warvanus finished quickly and ran off to the palace. She took longer to get to the bottom but when she did she started running immediately for the palace.

When she arrived she was panting and breathing deeply. It hadn't been as hard yesterday. Immediately he asked her about her environmental survival training. She shook her head, hardly getting enough breath to say a word. She had already dropped the bag and wiped at her forehead. She glanced again at her fingers and cursed herself. She needed to get the stuff off her fingers.

Warvanus had already given her the next task of making a deadly poison. She kept wiping at her forehead and opened the door to her house. She had a few small tools she needed. She didn't care if he followed her in or not. She just needed to sit down and get her tools. She grabbed the mask she had made for her in hopes she'd be working with poisons. It filtered the air for her so she wouldn't inhale any of it.

She set about the Balo Mushrooms to turn them into a powder. They were tricky since they were not as dry as they should be, but she managed. She carefully set that aside and started grinding up the Daphne Genus and removing the seeds. She ground them up and threw a handful in with the Balo powder once they were dry and repeated the same process with the Darkkonnin berry seeds. "Done." Her voice was mechanized by the mask and strained. She removed the mask and wiped sweat from her forehead again.

[Kell Sangros]

He did not leave the gym. He waited for her and when she came back
He extended his hand to examine the vial that her creation was in.
Moments passed as he examined it he had summoned a guard over and
Gave the guard the vial.

“Consume it” he commanded

The guard obeyed without protest, then almost immediately when the
Poison hit the guard’s lips he started jerking and twitching, his
Face turned red then purple and dropped to the ground his mouth
Foaming and frothing then after a minute, nothing. He was dead.

Warvanus looked at Belladonna and nodded “Well done”