Once he moved off of her, she got back up to her feet and dusted off the grass and smoothed down her hair, which had notably gotten a bit messy during their sparring. She reclaimed her dagger and hid it back in her boot once again. She grabbed the bags and turned to begin their walk towards the castle. She glanced over at him as he asked about how he did.

“You’re not bad.. Though.. when we practice again, there’s a few things I think you should work on.” Penelope said honestly as she looked over at him. Against a trained knight, he likely stood a chance of winning but that was purely based on if his tricks landed. From what she could tell, there was plenty to work on with his use of a blade. “For one, we really need to work on your offense. Your defense seemed rather solid and you’re good at spotting openings. But, I noticed that also takes you a while. If you’re busy planning to strike an opening, your opponent could easily catch on before you even attack.

“Not to mention, the best opening is one you make yourself.” She added with a smirk. “When we train next time, I want to teach you a few attack moves. Especially since most of yours didn’t even involve using the dagger. You might be able to get away with that with me but that’s more because I’m not as strong as you. You’ll likely face enemies either equal to you or bigger.” She paused, briefly recalling the mercenary who towered over both of them.

“In that type of fight, you’ll need to use the blade along with your tricks to win. And for the love of gods, never drop your weapon willingly!” She lectured him again, giving him a small nudge with her elbow. It seemed to be the biggest mistake during their fight to her. Especially since he likely would have won quicker if he had only used it alongside his hand to pin her down.