Maric watched Nimue as she undertook the drills he had her do. It was obvious that this was not exactly what she expected. There were times when he thought that she may give up even. However she was full of surprises as usual and pushed on through. It warmed the paladin's heart to know that he had caught the attention of such a strong woman.<br/>Since she was exhausted and very new to this, Maric went a bit easy on her. Not too much though. If he did that she'd criticize him about it until his ears fell of. It still made him feel bad though when he rapped her knuckles. To lighten the mood though, Maric decided to add some fun and tease her a bit. For example, whenever she overextended her thrusts, he would perform a simple riposte and knock her on the head or her hindquarters. Of course when she gave him a look after he did such a thing, he'd just lean casually on his sword as if nothing had happened. He suspected that she'd get him back later however.<br/>"I don't think I could if I tried. You've been doing exceptionally well." Maric replied as he stretched to the side, feeling the muscles in his torso stretching. "And do not fret. It get's easier the more you do it. Though you may not need to do it every day if you do not wish. I'll usually just go through different forms with my sword and some various exercises here and there."<br/>He smiled at Nimue as he saw her finish her stretches before crawling over to lay next to her in the soft grass. Wrapping an arm around her side, Maric ducked under her arm to softly peck her cheek as he cuddled up alongside her.<br/>"I have no doubt about it love." He said, planting another kiss upon her cheek. "Most of the recruits I've seen don't last half that long. So as an award, why don't we just take a break for now. We can continue later today if that is what you wish, but let's just rest here for a while."<br/>Maric was actually a bit tired himself. It may have just been the effects of the warm sunlight shining down on them through a break in the leaves overhead though. He didn't care for the reason though. Right now this moment was beautiful. Just him and Nimue lying there in the grass, basking in the warmth of the sun and each other.