by Talieas Corbray » Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:26 am
He rapped his fingers along his knee thoughtfully as he enjoyed a quick sip of wine. "Hmm. I now have a good idea of which particular aspects we'd both enjoy I educate you on." Tal replies with some wit, now quite aware of the game and keeping pace. Once he got going like this he could be quite banterful, or innuendo-laden.
"As for a lance." He nods to the display and waits. The tourney lance splinters on the target, practically crumpling. "A war lance is more solid, but it too can break. More often than not it becomes lodged in a... a target." Even with a topic like this he tried to be aware of a woman's gentler sensitivities and so used more distant language. "Usually they are only good for one pass, perhaps two if lucky. However, their reach is useful against most opponents without such a weapon. They are also fantastic at downing other riders. In a gentlemanly tournament it is cowardly and unsporting to target a man's steed, but on a battlefield it is only too effective." Now, at least, he spoke very much from experience and Kaliya would likely sense as much in his more serious tone. "Some battles are decided by a charge of knights, where a lance might fly through many foes too close together. Forgive my description if it is too graphic. You're right to question it though; nearly always the fighting does become chaos and that is where a secondary weapon actually becomes the primary. Without a sword, an axe or mace or what have you it would be impossible to fight at close quarters."
Status 3 * Adult * Knight * Wydman Supporter * Andal blood * Easy going
Carries: Longsword, knife, apples and some silver.
Equine friends: Pearl, a very large destrier, and Sammy, a rounsey
Wears: Tunics, but breastplate or half plate when permitted.