[B]Minerva Fairchild[/B] -- [i]The Fang[/i]

Cassius' teasing compliment fell only to a flat look from the Knight as he gave her a nickname. Frowning all the same, she would let [i]'Emerald'[/i] slide simply because it would make for a good alias in a time when such things were direly needed.

Nodding in agreement to find a sparring place, the Knight blinked briefly when Cassius handed her his blade. Sharply, she unsheathed it and meticulously inspected it for any faults in the steel. Finding none, and returning it to him, she followed in silence beside Garnet into the practice room.

There she sat distantly, while he prepared for the lessons to begin. 

Minerva only blinked once as with her will, traces of light appeared about the midst of her back and upon her right forearm. From thin air were Caladbolg and Durendal summoned, and with it she drew the first of two swords smoothly. Twisting her arm about woth the heavy shield, she looked across the short distance to Cassius.

[I]"Lesson One."[/i] She started with nonchalantly. [I]"Keeping your head while under pressure, remaining focused while your conscious is lined with fear. Your enemies will show you no quarter. As I will not."[/i]

With a shift in her wrist, she hurled the first sword straight towards Cassius! The blade whistled as it sliced through the air as if singing for his blood, blur past his ear and dig into the bulwark of the ship with a bone-jarring slam!

What was most important, and most terrifying, was that the moment she threw her blade, Minerva tore across the ground with a low, but blindingly swift procession. Keeping her eyes upon him over the edge of her rushing defense, the second the blade impacted the wall, she would practically be upon him!

Once she had drawn close enough with the blindingly swift procession, the shield rose as a wall to try and slam into him with horrendous force. What was more, was that whether he dodged it or not, a snap of a quick pirouette brought the shield to try and slam into his flank, and another blindingly fast twirl brought the shield around again to try and uppercut the bottom of his chin with the hardened steel bulwark!

It seemed that even without her heavy armor hindering her, Minerva was a terrifying force to behold!