"I'll look out for you," he says. A promise. Nehan's being more kind to him than to the other students he has under his wing because he thinks this is the best way to teach a complete newcomer. "There's no wrong movement, just an assessment of your abilities. Show me what you have, and if I hurt you, I'll take responsibility."

Nehan takes his stance, left foot forward and bent slightly, left arm aiming straight down as if hanging limp, right arm bent and his hand coming just up underneath his chin, fingers loose rather than his hand balled into a fist. If any outsider were to see them now, the difference would be night and day.

But the Erune is not surprised that Ryunosuke's stance is one of an amateur's, when they've been through this before. If anything, Ryunosuke strikes him as particularly stiff... Already one thing to make him unlearn.

Still, he gives the human a nod in encouragement, positive reinforcement, before he strikes out with the back of his left hand. A movement that should normally be as quick as a snake's strike, but Nehan slows down slightly for someone of Ryunosuke's skill and experience to see it, and react. Nehan will base his follow-up on what he does with it.