Alethea had to agree that it was a bit strange that the two had never once dueled, either solo or in pairs, considering that they were so close in age. Regardless, she was a bit excited for the chance. She was curious to see what he could do, and it had, in truth, been a little while since she had been in a good duel. She led him out of her quarters, into a more roomy portion of the ship, before ignited her sabers, one of which glowed white, while the other was purple. She opened her mind up once more--although not fully--allowing her to feel him and predict his movements using the force. This wasn't strictly necessary, as she was good at reading her opponent and predicting their movements without the Force, but it still helped.<br/><br/>She noted that Thal-ion had taken the Soresu form, but she also knew that, like her, he use more than one form. She switched between three. The first form she used was Jar'Kai or Niman, the primary style used by those who dual-wielded, she uses the majority of the time, blending it with whatever other form she may borrow from, but careful not to become so reliant on it that she can't hold her own with a single blade. The second form, which she used almost as often as, and often in conjunction with her Jar'Kai, was Ataru, a form which played to her strengths with its heavy use of speed and acrobatics. Lastly was Shien/Djem So, which she, again, usually blended with one or both of the other forms, rather than using it on its own, given that the use of two blades made it more difficult to employ this technique alone, because of the use of dual blades cut the users attacking power.<br/><br/>Like with Thal-ion, her masters were rather wary of her idea to utilize three forms. After all, some of them thought that this form of combat didn't seem suited to one such of herself. It didn't help that the forms she chose were each challenging in their own way. Beyond that, once she had mastered each form, she began training a blend of the three forms, rather than utilizing them individually. This was both admirable and worrying for some of them. Nevertheless, she continued, and to the surprise of some of the masters, and the delight of others, as well as herself, she had managed to master blending Jar'Kai with either of the other forms, and was on her way to mastering a blend of the three.<br/><br/>For the time being, she began with a Shien reverse-grip stance, wasting no time in making the first move. She used the Force to kick off, propelling her forward towards her waiting opponent and beginning her barrage of quick, yet powerful strikes, using the Force to increase the power of her strikes beyond what she was otherwise capable of producing with a single-handed strike. As she began, she was careful to watch his movements, to read him for his next movements, and for him to switch between form. She, likewise, was ready to borrow from her Ataru form the moment it became necessary, or at least desirable.<br/><br/>She had a feeling that one way or another, she was going to enjoy this, win or lose. Not that it was about winning, anyways. It was about getting a feel for her partner's style so that they could work together better, so that they could complement each other in combat rather than tripping over each other or getting in each others way.