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After a bit Valeria noticed the young child staring at her. Disciplined she was, but she was also a kind soul, despite being hardened by her history. Thus she sheathed both blades after checking the edge to make sure they were not dull. After that she approached, "I have noticed you many times child. You seem both curious and transfixed by my skill? I wish I could say it came quickly, but dear child." she gently bent down, grinning gently, "I had to learn when I was your age, both my parents wonderful souls who cared for tradition and our ideals. They would have loved this place, in fact the whole of Tiānshì City is so full of the old ways it is entirely welcoming and truly comforting. I know little of those times as I unfortunately saw destruction of them rather than living through them.." she sighed, was she telling a child all this? Because perhaps she just needed to speak, "If an ideology seeks to destroy relics and monuments of history it is not an ideology I will ever accept... These swords are near 500 years old, they are known in common tongue as Musician and Dancer, you can't have one without the other... I'll demonstrate."

She stepped away drew both one lower and one held high. Both blades at a ready she then with surprising agility swung and slashed through two bamboo poles. For a few lingering seconds they stay upright, before falling to the floor.

Pausing, she one more performed this feat, her feet moving in almost a dance, one sword held up, the other low, switching as two more fell down

Bowing she once more sheathed the blades as she spoke "Swordsmanship, or at least my style, is as much a dance as it is a skill. You coordinate your feet in the music of the air, following it while cutting through with quick slashes and utmost precision. A true dancer does not waste time with showing off with spectacular feats, no that is arrogant. A true dancer, is quick, precise and always performs killing blows except when training others. If you dance sloppily your emotion can win out, but with talent you learn self-control and learn how to be deadly and precise. Brutality is wrong and can dull the blade, you aim and dance, while listening to the singing of the whole thing. If one note is wrong you will find yourself unable to sing anymore. Thus why you must dance and sing, but be graceful."