[ when she steps out to the ring, castiel's blinking dumbly at her for a beat, not expecting any further help once the exasperated former trainer declared surrender. ellie seems to be in an altruistic mood, lucky for him. cas, of course, would rather be informed than not, so he jolts into action, following her instructions.
taking a defensive stance, he does his best to mimic what the young woman shows him, brow furrows in concentration as he watches her move and nods his understanding. a murmur of 'okay' or 'i see' confirms that he's following along here and there.
as ellie's instruction goes on, cas starts to focus more on ellie herself than what she's demonstrating, still following along with the motions, head gradually coming to tilt curiously as intrigue gets the best of him.
she's familiar, but he can't quite place where he's seen her face before. clearly skilled with combat, if she's here training the new quarry participants. when the spear's at her ankle, it clicks into place. ]
You've done this before, haven't you?
[ that's where he's seen her - one of the previous quarry champions. for someone so young to go through all that and come out alive... what nightmares this girl must have. ]
no subject
taking a defensive stance, he does his best to mimic what the young woman shows him, brow furrows in concentration as he watches her move and nods his understanding. a murmur of 'okay' or 'i see' confirms that he's following along here and there.
as ellie's instruction goes on, cas starts to focus more on ellie herself than what she's demonstrating, still following along with the motions, head gradually coming to tilt curiously as intrigue gets the best of him.
she's familiar, but he can't quite place where he's seen her face before. clearly skilled with combat, if she's here training the new quarry participants. when the spear's at her ankle, it clicks into place. ]
You've done this before, haven't you?
[ that's where he's seen her - one of the previous quarry champions. for someone so young to go through all that and come out alive... what nightmares this girl must have. ]
Thank you, for helping. You didn't have to.