[To fight willingly was one thing, to do so when one had no choice was an entirely different matter. A fight to survive is an incredibly common state of human life, they’d be doing it regardless of the situation, but he does wonder the value in making people fight for entertainment. Especially the unwilling.
Certainly there’d be more spectacle between those wanting to fight.
Scaramouche watches the woman carefully as she handles the sword, the way she holds herself and the movement in her swings telling enough. She knows what she’s doing, unwilling but clearly capable. He imagines then how it must feel strange to not need to fight, and he wonders briefly how she’s dealing with that.
He takes the sword back without comment.]
You need permission to use magic in your world?
[Magic is by far a more interesting subject than gladiatorial fights and the state of a person he just met.]
no subject
[To fight willingly was one thing, to do so when one had no choice was an entirely different matter. A fight to survive is an incredibly common state of human life, they’d be doing it regardless of the situation, but he does wonder the value in making people fight for entertainment. Especially the unwilling.
Certainly there’d be more spectacle between those wanting to fight.
Scaramouche watches the woman carefully as she handles the sword, the way she holds herself and the movement in her swings telling enough. She knows what she’s doing, unwilling but clearly capable. He imagines then how it must feel strange to not need to fight, and he wonders briefly how she’s dealing with that.
He takes the sword back without comment.]
You need permission to use magic in your world?
[Magic is by far a more interesting subject than gladiatorial fights and the state of a person he just met.]