A Clash of Generations

Under the watchful eyes of nearly every soldier and attendant on the Vanthar estate, father and son stood at the center of the training field.

The morning was heavy with expectation, the usual hum of early morning training and warmup exercises that filled the air next to the barracks was instead silenced as everyone gathered for a spectacle unlike any other. Even some of the maids and house servants ignored their morning duties to be present for this event. 

The crowd formed a wide circle around the entire length of the large training field that usually fit the entirety of the 150 members of the Iron Marquis' personal retinue, their whispers subdued as they observed the two combatants.

Lassim stood with his halberd already summoned and resting lightly against his shoulder, his posture casual, yet ready. The runes etched into the weapon glowed faintly.