Aiden took to practicing his footwrok. From moving forwad and back, to left and right. He practiced his footwork in making attacks and keeping it all stable. After he was a little comfortable with that, he tried circling into an attack. First he would go left, leading with the left and then meeting it with the right as the left started its way out again. However, the next time it was time to move the right foot again, he moved it forward this time in the same motion as he dove a right handed lunge where he stopped to think.

 Should he withdraw his right leg with his right arm, in effect taking a step back and putting his left side forward? Or should he take his left side foward with a step and push forward with his left? If there was a shield there both seemed like they could be helpful. He tested both as if he had a shield, seing imaginary merit in both options. One gains distance between him and the target, and the other could knock the injured target back after being caught off gaurd by a serious wound. But what if he had no shield? He then tested just moving back with his left, keeping his right on gaurd with his weapon. This seemed to be the best for now, as it seemed that he wouldn't have a shield for a while.

Aiden then noticed how intently Argurios was watching. He looked up to see Jaim with Brisa and decided to take a second to check on him.

"Hey, how you holding up?" he asked the other boy.