[D2 - EE] Armor and a Big Fucking Sword!

[Alessia]

"Men, or perhaps you Westerosi," she said, but had to pause and chuckle at that for a moment. Here she was calling them Westerosi like she was something different. Well, perhaps she was.

"You seem to find your armor saves you from everything, but a skilled sword is the only one who will wield a blade like that. Blades like these may be used mostly for dueling in Braavos but as my instructor taught me it's the skilled practitioner, one with a Braavosi blade, that will fell the confident knight with ease. It makes you slow, makes those little joints a lot easier to hit," she finished with a smirk.

[Allard Terrick]

'' Not as slow as you might think, milady. You can run with it, you can jump, climb, even swim if you are a well trained swimmer. It doesn't weight as much because of its distribution around the body. '' He explained to her with a slight smile. '' It is the inability to lose heat that tires you that make you slow and finally kills you. Stamina. Having three layers of different types of armour, padded, mail and plate dehydrates you.''

a small pause.

'' But if I have to choose between wearing armour or not, I choose the armour. You are not invulnerable, as people die every day wearing armour, but it offers you quite a lot of protection. Arrows and bolts are, mostly, not a threat that you have to be worrying about and unless your oponent knows how to half-sword effectively, swords are not a threat. ''

'' Like your instructor said, hitting the joints is the key. Half-swording style does that. I imagine that the Braavosi Water Dancing could fare quite well as your sword and style is especifically meant for thrusting. That is not the issue. The problem lies in your own protection, a knight , in general, could risk making a mistake and not be immediately fatal. Without armor one mistake probably means your death.''

'' In any case I'm not trying to start an argument about which style is better or not. Fighting is a complicated thing as you probably know, there are many factors that could influence a fight. Stamina, skill, the quality of your equipment, numbers, even luck.'' For a moment Allard looked at the floor, then at his maul, like thinking about something.

'' Do you know which weapon is the one that knights use the most, milady?'' He asked politely.

[Alessia]

Alessia could only roll her eyes a bit following that, just a little, but she tried to distract from that with a light smile.

"I am certain, Ser, you intend to tell me?" she looked to him, light smile turning into a sly smirk.

[Allard Terrick]

'' Most people will say 'it is the sword of course', or perhaps the lance, but in reality it is the dagger.''

'' In armor is very difficult to kill the other with most types of weapons. When you are trying to kill your oponent is not the sword or a mace or hammer that will deliver the killing blow. It is the dagger. You trip your opponent or wound him enough so he loses his capacity to stand up. Then you use the dagger to pierce between the helm and the breastplate, or open your opponent's visor and struck them in the face.''

'' But the songs and poems would not be as pretty as they are if half of them ended with a knight cutting the throat of their enemies... Not very poetic, eh? '' He chuckled.

[Alessia]

"No, I do not imagine if you used those in the poems or songs you would be able to use them to woo some Lady, or tavern girl," she said with a knowing to her smirk.

"Though, I wonder Ser, if you should call that a weapon at all. It may be what you use to end the mans life, but from your own words it sounds as if it is merely to tool of execution after your battle is already won?"

[Allard Terrick]

'' Perhaps, but to not count a dagger as a weapon and see it as just a tool is a very bad choice. Same as not understanding that the blade is not the only deadly part of a sword.'' He replied.

[Alessia]

"Hmm," she vocalized, letting her disinterest in the current direction to the topic to come through in a light nudging sort of manner.

[Allard Terrick]

Allard noticed the young lady getting bored by the topic. So he changed it.

'' Have you visited other of the Free Cities, Milady?'' He asked politely.

[Alessia]

"I have not, milord, only the city of Braavos. A young girl traveling alone is a much more.. difficult thing in Essos," she said with a slight dip to the side with her head.

[Allard Terrick]

'' A girl travelling alone is dangerous in every part of this world, unfortunately. Well, one day I will visit all of the Free Cities. I have heard that Lys is a very beautiful city as well.'' He replied.

[Alessia]

"At least in Westeros they have the decency to kill you," she said with a quick wit.

[Allard Terrick]

'' Well, there are vile men and women in every country or land I suppose. While the world is a beautiful place, people most of the time spoil it's natural beauty. Sometimes I wonder why the Seven created us if we can be so destructive. Only they could know... ''