Jessica
"A staff is a staff no matter how long it is. Though, longer tends to be better."

*Diao forms a small metallic staff in her hand, barely the length of a sword.*

"See this? This is a hanbo; a type of small staff. As for the dagger, it's much better suited for offense due to how small it is."

*Diao tilts her head after throwing one more last tree and crossing back over to Juna.*

"Who told you?"
Elizabeth
*Juna would look at the staff Diao magically created, repeating the name silently in her head. The Canifor wasn't sure just how many different staffs there were out there, but she was starting to feel as if she had hardly scratched the basics of them.

Staffs of multiple sizes. Juna knew bows that came that way, but she only ever used her hunting one. As Diao would cross back over to her, asking the question, she'd respond with:*"A... Canifor... I told him that... I wanted to be able to protect myself without having to kill others so much and... He gave me this... I'm... I'm still not completely confident with using it, but... I figured that it's better than using my dagger and hunting bow to fight people..."
Jessica
"Ah... A dagger and hunting bow? Those are *Not* Good weapons for defending yourself at all. Example, if I took this hanbo here, which is around the size of a sword or club, would you be able to beat me with a dagger or bow? This is around the length of many weapons bandits use, along with knives. Those are dangerous, since they're difficult to defend against."

*Diao almost decides to prove her point by almost hitting Juna with the hanbo (without touching) but then decides not to. It really wouldn't make a good impression, though it would certainly get the point across.*

"You should really learn how to use a better self-defense weapon than just a dagger, especially if there's multiple people around. Quarterstaff is one of the better ones, due to its length. You don't even need to hit the head with it; you could strike the arms and legs and incapacitate them instead."
Elizabeth
"They're... The only weapons I've had and... Know how to use..."*She'd murmur as Diao pointed out the weapons not being good for defending herself. Up until she came to stay in this forest, Juna never thought she would have been in a situation to where she have needed to use them to defend herself. However, ever since the event at the tavern, it had started becoming more and more apparent that she was going to have to and neither her nor her own hunting tools were able to keep up.

Juna listen to Diao explaining the weapons bandits would use, finding herself unable to answer whether or not she'd be able to beat her with her own weapons. Honestly if she was going by skill alone, she'd have just said no, but this was weaponry they were talking about. She had been so used to shooting from a distance that she knew so little about fighting up close and now hearing the battlefield being described to her, she didn't feel ready.*

"I... I know..."*She would say quietly towards Diao saying she needed to learn better self-defense. Her ears would lower on her head as yet another staff was named that she hadn't heard of. She felt so lost.*"I... Just don't know what to do... I don't know how to teach myself... And if I try using this staff I'm afraid I'll do more harm than good to myself..."
Jessica
"Well, if you don't know how to use one, I can teach you. I used to be a big weapons fighter myself until I lost an arm; ever since I've been trying to figure out how to get it back. Now I have these."

*Diao gestures to her metallic arms. Truth be told, despite being a weapons master when she was younger, years of weakening and a lack of practice had caused her to forget many techniques that could be performed with weapons. Fortunately, she still had the basics, and the quarterstaff, or any staff, was a simple weapon to use.*

"It's simple to use really, and doesn't take too much practice. No need for edge alignment as with swords and axes, and you can grip it nearly anywhere."

*It seems that Juna needed a little more self confidence. Maybe this would help? In the meantime, the golems would have picked up the fallen trees and carried them back to the campsite.*
Elizabeth
"You can...?"*Juna would ask somewhat hesitantly. Times like this the Canifor would wonder if it were to good to be true to be able to find someone skilled enough this type of weaponry and willing to show her the basics. She could at least give Grey credit where it was due, but maybe the extra practice will give her the confidence boost she needed.

It was always her personal feelings that had left her hesitant in fighting, cowering away from the fear of getting herself hurt or hurting another, but just this once she'd have to suppress them. She had a hatchling on the way and like Grey said there would be a point in time where she'd have to choose between them or the ones trying to hurt them. 

It was dreary to think about, even more tiring as she knew that things would only get harder from here on out even if she was able to learn how to use a staff confidently. For now, however, she had a chance to learn. A way that could work with her own way of going about things by learning a new skill set all together.*

"Yes please-"*She'd say in a quiet tone, her risk flicking to and fro. The Canifor didn't even notice the golems heading off back to camp, more focused on the woman before her. It was rather fascinating to see someone who's lost their original capabilities and still able to work around it. Surely if Diao could figure it out, Juna could as well.*