( rooted to the spot, he watches noctis revolve around him. he's limbered up since kaladin found him sleeping not half an hour ago, and his language has changed just as surely as his posture. )
You're confident, ( he observes, using words noctis has undoubtedly heard before.
unlike gladiolus amicitia, however, kaladin doesn't follow it up with an accusation that that same confidence will get noctis into trouble. or that he hasn't earned the right to challenge him so flippantly, but that it's still preferable to his earlier "whining." that it's more befitting for a king to act boldly and decisively if there's talent to back it up. empty goading to provoke a reaction. )
Good. Show me the best you've got, Noctis, and I'll shut up for as long as you want.
( no, kaladin smiles, then gets serious.
widening his stance cuts him down by a few inches, the bend in his knees preparatory, and there's a shift he performs with the sylspear: she's spun, her shaft's end coming up to rest in the pit of his arm while her middle lays along his forearm and wrist. a loose hold, but one with trained intent. )
no subject
You're confident, ( he observes, using words noctis has undoubtedly heard before.
unlike gladiolus amicitia, however, kaladin doesn't follow it up with an accusation that that same confidence will get noctis into trouble. or that he hasn't earned the right to challenge him so flippantly, but that it's still preferable to his earlier "whining." that it's more befitting for a king to act boldly and decisively if there's talent to back it up. empty goading to provoke a reaction. )
Good. Show me the best you've got, Noctis, and I'll shut up for as long as you want.
( no, kaladin smiles, then gets serious.
widening his stance cuts him down by a few inches, the bend in his knees preparatory, and there's a shift he performs with the sylspear: she's spun, her shaft's end coming up to rest in the pit of his arm while her middle lays along his forearm and wrist. a loose hold, but one with trained intent. )
Come.