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[042000A APR 13] [Honorverse] - Fighting to Relax
Title: Fighting to Relax (Losing Track Of The Body Count)
Day/Theme: 4. Losing Track Of The Body Count
Series: Honor Harrington Series - David Weber
Character/Pairing: Eloise Pritchart, Honor Harrington
Rating: PG
Author's Note: Takes place during Mission of Honor when Honor is on Nouveau Paris as a ambassador.
Archived Elsewhere: http://archiveofourown.org/series/41158
There was an undeniable, unmistakable elegance to the whirling mayhem of Honor Harrington sparring. Eloise Pritchart wasn't surprised to see the other woman's armsmen taking turns tagging in and out to keep up with her. All of the individuals in the private gym were highly trained. From what she could see of the belts of their Gis, though, Harrington was an eighth dan and she had a heavy world gene mod. The highest ranked of her armsmen appeared to be a fourth dan. Eloise was briefly tempted to offer to find the other woman a sparring partner somewhere in Nouveau Paris who was on her own level; whether or not the individual would have appropriate security clearances was another matter.
She changed her mind about making the offer though as she continued to study the melee taking place in the room below. As she continued to watch, she was able to see Harrington relaxing back into herself, loosing the subtle degree of tension the other woman had been carrying all through the negotiations, in a way that was probably only possible because she absolutely trusted the men she was sparring with. The deciding factor though was the serene smile she saw on Harrington's face when one of her younger armsmen succeeding throwing her to the mat. That degree of serenity was something she envied the Manticoran Admiral. Once upon a time Eloise had had that peace for herself, but it had died at Lovat with Javier.
Day/Theme: 4. Losing Track Of The Body Count
Series: Honor Harrington Series - David Weber
Character/Pairing: Eloise Pritchart, Honor Harrington
Rating: PG
Author's Note: Takes place during Mission of Honor when Honor is on Nouveau Paris as a ambassador.
Archived Elsewhere: http://archiveofourown.org/series/41158
There was an undeniable, unmistakable elegance to the whirling mayhem of Honor Harrington sparring. Eloise Pritchart wasn't surprised to see the other woman's armsmen taking turns tagging in and out to keep up with her. All of the individuals in the private gym were highly trained. From what she could see of the belts of their Gis, though, Harrington was an eighth dan and she had a heavy world gene mod. The highest ranked of her armsmen appeared to be a fourth dan. Eloise was briefly tempted to offer to find the other woman a sparring partner somewhere in Nouveau Paris who was on her own level; whether or not the individual would have appropriate security clearances was another matter.
She changed her mind about making the offer though as she continued to study the melee taking place in the room below. As she continued to watch, she was able to see Harrington relaxing back into herself, loosing the subtle degree of tension the other woman had been carrying all through the negotiations, in a way that was probably only possible because she absolutely trusted the men she was sparring with. The deciding factor though was the serene smile she saw on Harrington's face when one of her younger armsmen succeeding throwing her to the mat. That degree of serenity was something she envied the Manticoran Admiral. Once upon a time Eloise had had that peace for herself, but it had died at Lovat with Javier.