“Hold your knife away from yourself. Otherwise you’ll just get hurt.”

He had been at this for hours, trying to train the newbie. For some reason it had been tacked on as his responsibility, which in part frustrated him and led him to unknowingly take it out on the rookie.

“No- just…let me show you.” He sighed, placing his hand on yours, and adjusting the way you held the blade. You were just wondering when he would realize you weren’t actually here to be trained.