as a mandate of the newly-forged alliance between both parties, and in order to better strategize against the mountain men, the trikru & skypeople now shared a mutual living space. despite being in the same camp, there was still a clear divide between the groups, his people giving the grounders a wide berth & never getting too close. lincoln, on the other hand, hovered nearby, curiosity getting the best of them. the grounders’ training sessions, in particular, drew him in --- the way they fought fluidly & effortlessly against each other. the ones half his age seemed to have more skill than he did, an embarrassing fact to come to terms with.
after watching a skirmish between two of the younger grounders, lincoln slowly approaches the girl when it ends, making sure to offer a polite smile to show his good intention. ( he notices wandering eyes shift attention to the pair. ) ❛ ------ what age did you start learning how to fight? ❜