Rugal did not think much of his opponent blasting his own projectiles away - having already seen her skill in the arcane arts, he would have been more surprised  if his attacks had connected. As such, he did not let many worries hinder his rapid advance. Having found himself in range he found suitable, he let both of his feet leave the ground as he readied the jumping kick aimed at Vinsue's stomach. However, the woman had sidestepped his attack with superhuman speed, while also attempting to push him off balance. Despite that, he still managed to land on his feet, albeit not as gracefully as he would have liked to.

It was at that moment when Vinsue had conjured a strange magical effect, which took Rugal a moment to comprehend. A ring of searing flames had erupted around them, before giving way to a ring of smooth glass. Could she be possibly willing to test his skill in close combat? By no means she looked like a martial arts practitioner, but to be fair, neither was he, for both had their bodies clad in cloth.

- "I presume that we had concluded that your knowledge of the arcane is far superior to mine" - Rugal stated, giving an approving nod. From there, as the man went on to adjust his stance, he took time to think of possible strategies he could employ against Vinsue. Seeing the ease with which she had avoided his attack, he figured that trying to match her in speed was out of question. Whether to try and match her in strength, he could not be sure - she did not look like much, but again, neither was he. The young man could end up regretting an attempt to grapple her. His best bet was to give himself time to learn about any additional strengths or weaknesses Vinsue might have. He cautiously closed his distance and went on to circle her, swinging a light jab at her every second or two. While he was at that, he eyed her from head to toe, gauging her reactions and seeking flaws in her form he could possibly exploit.

"That was not the test. I was seeing how much you knew which i'm a bit impressed by." she said. she then took stance. This was not a bar fight and her opponent was no danger to her as far as she could tell so she smiled. this was going to be fun and her head was not on the chopping block if she lost. She relaxed and focused this was going to be a fun one on one. 

She watched as He approached. She circled him as he did her and dodged the jabs. she was hit a couple of times but it did not faze her much. she than returned a couple of her own before dropping into a spin with her leg outstretched. her intent was to trip him and stand up. 

With Vinsue's strikes being fast as they were, Rugal found dodging them very diffucult - as a matter of fact, he found himself even unable to do so for most of the time. Thankfully, with his form well practiced, the man did not neglect to keep his face and torso shielded and so each of the woman's jabs struck Rugal's guard. However, they did so with powerful impact, quickly rendering him unable to continue protecting himself. The young apprentice was quick to again appreciate the knowledge he derived from his reading and basic training he got, for now he was certain that had he taken a risk and tried to overpower her, he would be deeply regretting that.

Just as Rugal was about to step back and rethink his strategy, he was caught by a spinning kick to his front leg. Had he not moved, no doubt he would have both of his legs swept from beneath him, resulting in an embarassing and maybe even painful fall. Being caught by one leg however, the young man was indeed kicked off balance. Knowing full well that being staggered, he was giving his opponent a wide window for an attack, he had dropped onto the ground and rolled away from Vinsue instead, springing back onto his feet just next to the rim of the glass circle the two were fighting in.

- "You are showing incredible strength, too. I am truly amazed" - Rugal exclaimed, shaking his still aching arms, before bringing them up into a guard again. Still having plenty of stamina and will to fight, he went back to observing the woman he sparred with, this time keeping his distance and only hopping forward and back to swing either a jab with his fist or a kick to her leg instead. If there was anything he had learned from the past moment, it was that remaining in close quarters would be suicidal for him, had it not been for the friendly spirit of the fight.

She had forgotten her strength tell she saw how he had shook his arms. she was surprised that she only caught one leg but he did make the better decision of rolling away rather than staggering. he was close to the glass edge and if she could simply get him out the round would be over and they would need to restart. yet she stood there and let him gather himself. she smiled at his statement and took stance. 

she blocked his strikes for the most part as he stroked than backed away to keep her from having the chance to counterattack. she was struck in the side by one of his kicks and fell to the side. quickly she rolled over and got up before charging at him. just before reaching him she stepped to the side and behind him turning in time to push on his shoulder and pull on his arm in hopes of popping it out of place. in the same motion stopping down on his calf to hopefully git him to fall. Her side hurt a bit as it was a strong kick he had did which slowed her a bit but she was still quick.

Rugal went on to grow more and more frustrated, seeing that none of his tactics seemed to have a notable effect on Vinsue. Even if he managed to slip a strike past her guard, his powerful opponent had only shrugged it off. His well placed kick to the liver did not yield much more than a groan from the woman. Not unlike himself, she went on to dive aside instead of making a useless attempt to remain stood up.

As the apprentice attempted to step in with another jab, Vinsue, having sidestepped, had done something he was not prepared for. Having grabbed hold of him, the woman held him pinned to the ground with her own foot before pulling his arm out of its socket with a quick movement. At that point, the only thing that kept him from screaming in a pathetic manner, was his surprise. While the young man was already aware that Vinsue intended to go hard on him, he did not expect this.

- "Ack!" - Rugal audibly grunted in pain, which was becoming more intense once he looked up to see his limp, ineffectual arm - "I… yield. My goodness, never in my life I had imagined that I would be outmatched to such a degree…"

He looked up at Vinsue, expecting her to let the man go, thus concluding their little sparring they have had.

the strikes did hurt but she held the pain and acted as if it did not she was not affected. that in itself angered those she let fight her and she prefered it that way. though it took years to master it was still hard to do. The fact that she had one made her smile and step off of her opponent. than she sat down. and let the pain show. "You got a good kick in you you know." she said than whispered the words to a healing spell. after a minute she got back up.

"So need some help putting your arm back in place and removing the bruises?" once given permission she would take his arm and rotate it into place then grab his hands and whisper the healing spell tell his buses where gone.

Rugal was surprised to hear Vinsue compliment him on his own strength. When she told him that he indeed struck her with a solid kick, he answered:

- "Yet you took it as if it had no effect on you. Most admirable. I pity a fool who would dare to challenge you to an actual fight"

He remained sat down, and glanced at his limp hand, which did not give him anymore pain, but still inconvienencing him, nonetheless. Their sparring match served as an encouragment for the young apprentice to keep practicing. Indeed, the arcane arts held many secrets which he had not yet discovered, and it seemed that his bodily strength was not at its peak, either.

- "Yes, I would appreciate that greatly. Thank you" - Rugal said in answer to Vinsue's offer to patch him up. He wondered whether she would even consider giving some advice on improving one's capabilities to a person who was still a stranger to her, for it would be of much value to him. Having briefly thought of how to word his request in an appropriate manner, he finally went on to ask.

- "I have been wondering whether you would agree on giving me some advice on how may I improve. Shall you wish so, I could perhaps offer some of my own pointers on strategy and body positioning, which helped me stand against you for as long as I did."

Having asked his question, he wondered whether it was not foolish of him to offer his advice to the being which had overpowered him with such ease. He grew slightly tense and secretly hoped that the woman would not take offense for his offer.

"Half the fight is part strength, part strategy, and part mind games." she said now stretching. "needles to say those who challenge me only attack once. and most only do so with a group." she than said about the fools that fight her. 

his request was a good one as she had planned on doing when they started. "Let's talk over a glass of ale. I know a good tavern and we have lots to discuss." she said as she offered a hand to help Rugal up to a standing position. he was a good fighter who quickly adapted to best tackle the situation. "Your one of the better fighters i have gone against to tell you the truth, and I would not mind a few pointers." she said not quite happy the fight had ended so soon. she would have loved to see him try to punch with his arm out of joint. 

With a smile plastered over his youthful face, Rugal let Vinsue help him up. It was one thing that the woman was approving of his skills - another was all the knowledge he was enlightened with over the duration of their sparring, despite it being rather brief. What sparked the apprentice's curiosity was Vinsue's mention of the many attackers she had fought over time. How come so many would choose to harm her? He tried his best not to show this question trouble him too much on their way back to the City.

Back within the walls of Iria, Rugal led Vinsue towards his favourite tavern. Having offered to pay for their drinks, he himself ordered a cup of herbal tea, while allowing the woman to pick the drink of her choice before they sat down by the table in the corner he considered the quietest.

- "You can never defeat another, if you do not know how to defeat yourself" - at one point of their conversation, when Rugal went on to give his pointers, he had brought up the quote he found fitting - "It means to know the strenghts and the limitations - these of your own and of your opponent. As for myself, as soon as I learned that I cannot match either your speed or strength, let alone your magical prowess, I figured that I could only count on my martial technique. I had to remain on defensive while I was figuring the safest way to strike you. I took my time to study your reactions, movements and stance…" - he paused for a brief moment to recall the opportunities he took to land an effective, accurate strike on her - "And that's what I caught onto - you start off good, for initially you do not leave yourself open. You tend to slightly miss the mark after you strike, though. Your arms go a little wider apart than they should… That is how I could land that kick, and these few jabs. For that brief while we had sparred, I think that your footwork was fine, as well - you kept your feet nice and wide apart, and so I would not be able to push you over, even if I were stronger. Perhaps later on we could come to the beach again, so I could study your form more in depth, to see whether there is more I could catch up to… that, and to try to put some of your advice in practice."

The apprentice went back to sipping his tea, as he went on to cautiously listen to Vinsue's advice.

Vinsue was not the kind that would pass up a free drink so she let him pay. She had bought a cup of ale knowing that she would not be affected by it unlike the humans where. than she followed him to the table and took a seat. 

Rugal was quick to pull up a quote and explain it as she lessened and sipped her drink. it was a good tip and the man knew technique well as she had learned. then he started breaking down the flows she had made. her hits were what gave him an opportunity to land a solid strike on her. that is something she will improve before they fight again. He liked her stance which she quickly learned in her first few fights. 

Now it was her turn to give him tips. "when it comes to hand to hand combat you may want to learn the lesser agility spell which would have helped you match my speed. Besides that you are quite skilled in that aspect and on it i could give little advice besides show no pain. its not easy and took me years to learn but once you master that your opponent will likely lose hope as you did. No hope and one will quickly lose" that was a fun hand on hand which was almost flawless but is magic could use some help. 

"As of when we began with the magic you started with a good one. but you may want to turn away from your appoint a bit more as to make yourself a smaller target. It is also good in a magic fight to know your opponent you liked to use energy which is counted by earth just be glad i do not know the art of earth weaving." she took a sip of her drink and looked back at him. "Never give up. one there were more orbs than you could handle try a strong wall or shield of energy as it would stop anything weaker than it and weaken anything stronger than it. Once I used fire you showed great fear. also a mistake once your opponent knows your weak against something they will use it more. If flames bother you learn to control water." she took another sip of her drink as she remembered the fight. "Practice helps with speed which you will want for others would have taken advantage of your distraction."