I gave my trademark reserved smile, glad Lazarus could show up and knock Emmaline down a peg. Not that I felt she needed it desperately, but if Emmaline and I were cozying up, it was beneficial to her training to have a third party with little emotion to manipulate and no libido to capitalize on. I simply sat down and watched them go a few more rounds. The blonde psyker was not born for the blade or fist, I could already tell by her movements. Even with months of training, it wouldn't be her forte. But she could learn to defend herself well enough, given time. I also had to give her credit: 

She was creative. 

She also had Lazarus when she threw her sword in what turned out to be an illusion, only for an imaginary Emmaline to catch it from behind and attempt to strike. Lazarus nearly fell for it, but he caught her real frontal assault before she could land a blow home, and subsequently handled her to the ground with his extra limbs. 

She got up when I told Lazarus to get off her, blowing her fringe of blonde locks outs of her face and sticking her tongue out at the tech-priest when he addressed me. 

"Shall I continue with the lesson, Hadrian?" He asked in binary, something I only had a rudimentary knowledge of. He added something snarky I couldn't catch. 

"No, are relieved." I told him, and got off my ass to walk over onto the mat. I placed my hands on my hips, and she looked less than enthusiastic to continue. I grinned. "Don't worry, one more thing and then we can relax. I need to show you something even more important than how to punch or duel." 

"Maybe we should have started with that." She huffed. 

"I wanted to get the easy stuff out of the way," I quipped, my smile halting her before she gave a complaint at the prospect of something even more difficult. I raised my finger in the manner of a teacher. "The most important thing to learn in self defense is balance and grappling. But I won't show you any fancy techniques. That will be for the trip home. Right now, you merely need to know the basics. And the fundamental rule of grappling is balance, as stated. Keep your feet planted and uproot their stance in turn. It's easier than you think. For instance..." 

I grabbed her shoulders firmly but with only marginal strength. "If someone grabs at you, you have two options, depending. If they pull you, you need to push. If they push, you need to pull. You're lighter than almost any combatant you're going to face, despite Lazarus's opinion on the subject." 

"I never stated her mass was-" Lazarus began from across the room. 

"-Which means you won't be able to brute force it, so you need to go with the flow of your assailants movements. Be like water. Hit vital areas. If I am pushing you from my position, pivot and turn-" I moved her into the correct position to show her my meaning. "Left leg out. Good. Adjust your hips, good. And then let me continue with my momentum while you control it. Understand?"