What does it matter to Yinbao if I prefer bows or swords? Selene thought with a bit of confusion and annoyance as she watched the First Prince jab at his brother. The Second Prince just looked bored with his general surroundings, even as his other siblings tried their best to engage the huntress and her partner in more conversation. Predictably enough, it had strayed to the topic of weapons. This was more familiar ground for her and she added, just to be diplomatic about it, "I assure you, I am just as capable with a bow as Prince Yinbao himself has witnessed." The last part was added with a hint of dry sarcasm that Xianyi would most likely miss. "But learning a new weapon is always useful." Despite having a lot of mastery with other weapons under her belt already, she was always open to learning new ones. The challenge part of it and learning to use it skillfully enough was something that she enjoyed.
"Deer Horn Knives. Interesting." She had read about it and it did seem like something she would make very good use of, not just for attacking but disarming enemies. But Phynex's curiosity for the guan dao caught her attention, the huntress turning towards him with her brow inching upwards in question. "A polearm. You do have the upper body strength to use it." She let her critical gaze follow his to the guard, who she spied a slightly bemused look on his face as they stared at his weapon. It would be a weapon that was even longer than her partner was tall, so it would have some reach and the blade at the end looked quite efficient at doing its job. It was probably heavy and unwieldy for those who didn't know how to handle a heavier polearm, but she knew Phynex would be quite good at it. It was just learning the technique with such polearms that he would have to keep at.
"If you are going to use a polearm, then I would use a close-range weapon." She turned to Xianyi and bowed her head. "I have researched into this and I think I would like to take a look at a pair of butterfly swords, as well as those deer horn knives. Both have their advantages that I would like to test out with my own hands before deciding."
"Deer Horn Knives. Interesting." She had read about it and it did seem like something she would make very good use of, not just for attacking but disarming enemies. But Phynex's curiosity for the guan dao caught her attention, the huntress turning towards him with her brow inching upwards in question. "A polearm. You do have the upper body strength to use it." She let her critical gaze follow his to the guard, who she spied a slightly bemused look on his face as they stared at his weapon. It would be a weapon that was even longer than her partner was tall, so it would have some reach and the blade at the end looked quite efficient at doing its job. It was probably heavy and unwieldy for those who didn't know how to handle a heavier polearm, but she knew Phynex would be quite good at it. It was just learning the technique with such polearms that he would have to keep at.
"If you are going to use a polearm, then I would use a close-range weapon." She turned to Xianyi and bowed her head. "I have researched into this and I think I would like to take a look at a pair of butterfly swords, as well as those deer horn knives. Both have their advantages that I would like to test out with my own hands before deciding."