#noblestandard

[monastery-mercenary-blog]

“I’m not jealous, I’m just practicing my pout.”

she raises a brow at him, the hand holding a polishing cloth dropping into her lap.  turning her brand new lance this way and that, byleth grins up at ferdinand.

❛ i see!  is pouting a valued skill in nobility, von aegir? ❜ she asks, returning to taking care of her weapon and feigning curiosity.

byleth was only pulling his leg, she already had plans to give him the lance in her hands and to go purchase a new one for herself.  staring at herself in the reflecting of the metal, byleth stands and spins the lance expertly in hand.  then she’s holding it out to him.

❛ you can have this. ❜

[boarshield-blog]

"Felix, there you are! If you have some time to spare I would like to challenge you to a duel!"

“Of course,” Felix says without thinking -- and only then does he stop to wonder why Ferdinand even approached him in the first place. They’re not in the same class and have hardly even acknowledged one another. ...Oh, but Felix supposes he has in fact seen Ferdinand take care of his weapons quite meticulously, so that’s at least some common ground between them.

“Any particular reason, or are you just eager for a fight?” Felix asks as an afterthought. “Not that there ever has to be a motive for training.”

[ambitionled-blog]

"Edelgard, we must duel! I have to prove that I have surpassed you!"

@noblestandard

Oh no. She knew that voice.

With a sigh, Edelgard turned to greet the other with her lips pulled into a thin line. She had thought that she had managed to stave off the persistent noble last time, but it seemed it would not be so easy with words. Of course, his determination was always something that she admired (not that she’d ever admit such a thing right now, when the compliment would just blow up in her face).

However, she did not have time for this. “Ferdinand, my answer remains the same.” She shook her head. “If you wish to duel someone, why not try someone like Felix from Blue Lions? I had bested him in a spar the other day. Defeat him, and perhaps I may consider your proposal another time.”

Maybe that will ease up his battle-eagerness now.

[monastery-mercenary-blog]

"Professor, would you care to spar with me? I wish to learn from your technique."

byleth looked up from her book, startled a little by the sudden proposition.  it was a nice day outside, a cool breeze blowing her hair in her face.  she’d let the golden deer out early, since the next day was their free day, and was sitting in the courtyard with a book that marianne had given her.

❛ sparring?  has professor hanneman finished with your instruction for the day ferdinand? ❜ she asked instinctively.  as the newest instructor, byleth really did not want to step on toes with her seniors so soon.

the professor closed her book and got to her feet, brushing dirt and grass from her legs, ❛ do you have a weapon you would like us to use?  i am most proficient in wielding lances, though i have aptitude for any and all weapons. ❜