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𝖇𝖞𝖑𝖊𝖙𝖍 𝖊𝖎𝖘𝖓𝖊𝖗 ([personal profile] hegemonwings) wrote in [community profile] aefenglom2020-05-13 02:56 pm

video; un: eisner

Name: Byleth Eisner
Date: 5/10
Format: video

[ a dark-haired young woman in glasses and dark local fashion sits in front of the camera. she can't be older than 21, surely. anyway, byleth's been here for over a month and she's only posting to the network now. ]

I'm Byleth Eisner. I've met some of you already. I suppose you would call this an... interest check? [ she takes off her glasses, hanging them from the neckline of her shirt. ] Most of my recent work before coming here was in commanding my Emperor's army, but I'm an experienced teacher as well. Armed and unarmed combat, archery, strategy and tactics, riding, magic... rhetoric and composition. [ was that last one a joke? it's impossible to tell. her face gives no hints one way or another. ]

The Coven trains witches in magic, but that only does so much good. I'd like to work towards establishing a school where the Mirrorbound without martial skills can learn them. As it is, the Wilde is too dangerous for too many of us, and ad-hoc lessons aren't enough. [ she waves a hand. ] This is all... hypothetical, right now. But if this sounds something you'd like to either help with or learn from, please, let me know. In the meantime, I'm open to teaching one-on-one.

[ she seems to consider something, briefly, before: ]

... Also, firearms are new to me. I'm familiar with powder explosives, and I've seen cannons, but if anyone might help me to understand the use and maintenance of guns, I would appreciate it.

[ byleth pauses again. ]

That's all. [ and off it goes. nailed it? ]

[ ooc: open to fourth wall people! ]
scatmaam: (from the stars that filled our eyes)

grips your shoulder and whispers "same, friend"

[personal profile] scatmaam 2020-07-13 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, therein lies the rub, doesn't it?

I generally only ever had a handful of students at a time, and all were sent to me, specifically, to rejoin their own masters at the end. There was an unspoken understanding that I had no desire to lead these men, only to guide them.