"You don't hold it like someone who was just looking," she said, pointedly as she passed her to hop up onto the practice mats deftly.

The familiar unwound itself and curled in a corner to watch.

"And while it might help to make a foe underestimate you by acting nervous and shy," yes, she figured this was all an act, "I've already seen the competence. So, you might was well spar against me."

She drew her daggers, settling them easily into her hands.

"Ready?"