The soldiers took a couple of tries at it, but seemed to eventually figure out how it had to go to work out right. Smirking to themselves, they actually seemed to enjoy taking shots at one another with wooden staffs, with bludgeoning going on and around, but other than bruises and a few nasty blows to the temple, the men seemed fine, and from the looks of it, were quick to learn.<br/><br/>Not all of them were that good at deceiving but they seemed to understand the value of it, and were putting a lot into it to learn swiftly. They managed to copy the style before the end of the training session, but it would take a while for it to sit and sink in proper no doubt.<br/><br/>Michael was among them, looking a bit worn and tired, having managed to block a few strikes but having a few bruises in his arms and chest from the blows he had received amidst all that practicing. Nonetheless, he was smiling at Gabriel as well. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the time, putting a lot of effort to it.<br/><br/>There was a handful of troublesome individuals to watch out for, but most they did was sneak off to drink after practice was over and they should've been cleaning their weapons, or gossiping about a woman in town rather than focusing on the training. Nobody that was screaming 'protector material' really present.