[ He can't see himself right now, but Bolin imagines that he looks really cool. Despite Pearl's help however, he doesn't stay entirely still in the pose that she moulds him into, too excited not to want to move.
So when she asks him to strike her, he doesn't even register the danger of it, gaze lighting up with excitement. (He's certain that she could block an attack from a novice like him anyway!) ]
Okay!
[ And then he's stepping forward. He doesn't have any real reference for sword fighting, no movies or books to describe the art, so his movements follow the pattern of his earthbending, the tip of the sword facing her body and the weapon thrusting forward in a jab. ]
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So when she asks him to strike her, he doesn't even register the danger of it, gaze lighting up with excitement. (He's certain that she could block an attack from a novice like him anyway!) ]
Okay!
[ And then he's stepping forward. He doesn't have any real reference for sword fighting, no movies or books to describe the art, so his movements follow the pattern of his earthbending, the tip of the sword facing her body and the weapon thrusting forward in a jab. ]