That's the worst thing. She knows [i]exactly[/i] what Isty's talking about. It's just not something she knows how to talk about.

But maybe...

She straightens, and dares to offer a hand to Isty. "If it pleases you, perhaps I may show you."

***

It's not possible for any one arena to perfectly prepare troops for battle. There will always be an unforeseen twist, an unexpected kink in the plans. But the designers of the [i]Plousios[/i] had at least done their best. A wide parade ground can, with the addition of massive steel blocks, become a tight hallway, a wide battle ground, a trench, and more.

Alexa opens the cabinet and pulls out a training spear. "My apologies for the lack of proper accomodations. I cannot promise that the [i]Plousios[/i] is equipped with scythes. I understand that is your weapon of choice?"