It's not safe to wear metal in my world. The people who are like me can use it, like I just did, to move you to their will. And there are others like me here.
[This is not how Ham would have taught Arya, she knows. He would have spoken to her about brighter things first; he would have posed theoretical questions; he would have treated her with a little care, the way he treated Vin. But she knows that Arya is stronger than most care to acknowledge. She isn't a child. She is her own tool.]
So fight me with tooth and claw.
[This time she gives that as a verbal warning before she moves - before she flies, really, burning pewter for grace if no strength. She strikes once, intending to test and not damage much, though if the blow cuts Arya a little she won't be that bothered. She wants to see how the girl handles a dagger, if she moves as though she's holding a sword.]
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It's not safe to wear metal in my world. The people who are like me can use it, like I just did, to move you to their will. And there are others like me here.
[This is not how Ham would have taught Arya, she knows. He would have spoken to her about brighter things first; he would have posed theoretical questions; he would have treated her with a little care, the way he treated Vin. But she knows that Arya is stronger than most care to acknowledge. She isn't a child. She is her own tool.]
So fight me with tooth and claw.
[This time she gives that as a verbal warning before she moves - before she flies, really, burning pewter for grace if no strength. She strikes once, intending to test and not damage much, though if the blow cuts Arya a little she won't be that bothered. She wants to see how the girl handles a dagger, if she moves as though she's holding a sword.]