{ OPEN } We fight for what is good and right

[embracelight]

WHO: Belinda and OPEN!
WHAT: The soldier is doing a little sparring in the training ring, and also just hanging around Skyhold.
WHEN: any time you want during the month of Drakonis
WHERE: Skyhold

{ wildcard }
Belinda is rather enchanted with Skyhold. Sure, Starkhaven has beautiful white spires and gleaming stone walls, but there's something unique about this stronghold in the mountains. It's almost as though it emerged out of the ground fully formed, because there are no other settlements around it. But now it's their base of operations and she couldn't be prouder. After acquainting herself with the layout, Belinda falls into a routine, because Templar habits are hard to break, especially when she's only given up most of the things a Templar does.

She still takes lyrium every morning when she wakes up to keep her abilities intact, before she heads to the chapel to pray. Then she has breakfast, takes some time to chat with people she hopes are becoming friends, and goes about her day.

{ training ring }
She then heads into the training ring with her weapon of choice for the day. In her left hand she carries a simple wooden shield, but in her right the weapon depends on the day. Practice swords, axes, maces, and long swords are what she uses, and she'll face anyone who asks. She's tall, and muscular enough, but her cheerful demeanor lead many to assume she's naive and just playing at being a soldier. That is, until she lets out a guttural cry and slams into them with her shield, sending them flying. When she gets knocked back in return, she immediately rolls, sometimes kicking out a leg to keep her opponent back before finding her feet and standing once more with a stone-faced expression, ready to continue. When the sparring session is over, she suddenly beams bright, whether she came out on top or not.

"That was fun! Could we do it again sometime?"