[The deflected shinai registers a little late -- though not enough to knock him over, it's definitely enough to force him to recoup. At least, until he finds himself with the tip of Lucina's wooden weapon pressing against him; that was enough to make him bring himself to relent.
As he listens to her, he finds himself rubbing his temple a bit. No wonder it was so easy to slip up -- had he done less, it probably wouldn't have led to him floundering the way he did...or had his strike so easily pushed aside, in this case.
He makes room again, turns around while reorienting his grip, and tries a few practice swings to try and get the feel of it. There's that feeling he's still doing something wrong -- moreso when he finds himself repeating the stroke that led to him being thrown off in the first place.]
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As he listens to her, he finds himself rubbing his temple a bit. No wonder it was so easy to slip up -- had he done less, it probably wouldn't have led to him floundering the way he did...or had his strike so easily pushed aside, in this case.
He makes room again, turns around while reorienting his grip, and tries a few practice swings to try and get the feel of it. There's that feeling he's still doing something wrong -- moreso when he finds himself repeating the stroke that led to him being thrown off in the first place.]
It...probably wouldn't look like this, huh.