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Training with Rey was one of Galen's favorite things to do. Using the Force had never been fun before, not like this. Yes there had been an element of pleasure when he had learned something new or accomplished a difficult task but it was rarely just because of a job well done. It was always tempered with the fact that he was glad it meant that Vader wasn't going to kill him.
Training with Rey wasn't like that at all. Mostly because Galen wasn't Vader and he was pretty sure that Rey knew he wasn't going to kill her if she failed. His strategy was more "let's try again" instead of threatening murder. It was, admittedly, a somewhat slower method but one that they both enjoyed. At times they were both learning together, exploring new areas of the Force that Galen's teachings hadn't really touched on, which was basically everything non-combat related.
Today though they were working on combat skills. Specifically they were working on defense. Rey had picked up everything he'd taught her quickly and as much as Galen would have liked to say that was because he was a talented teacher he knew that she was just innately gifted. Enough so that he didn't feel bad about surprising her now and then.
Once Rey had blindfolded herself, and Galen was satisfied that she really couldn't see, he stepped back from her and studied her. She was definitely ready for this, there was no reason for him to be worried or hesitate. That would be unfair to Rey and how hard she worked.
"So. The object of this lesson is... don't die," he said before pulling out a blaster and firing it at her.
Training with Rey wasn't like that at all. Mostly because Galen wasn't Vader and he was pretty sure that Rey knew he wasn't going to kill her if she failed. His strategy was more "let's try again" instead of threatening murder. It was, admittedly, a somewhat slower method but one that they both enjoyed. At times they were both learning together, exploring new areas of the Force that Galen's teachings hadn't really touched on, which was basically everything non-combat related.
Today though they were working on combat skills. Specifically they were working on defense. Rey had picked up everything he'd taught her quickly and as much as Galen would have liked to say that was because he was a talented teacher he knew that she was just innately gifted. Enough so that he didn't feel bad about surprising her now and then.
Once Rey had blindfolded herself, and Galen was satisfied that she really couldn't see, he stepped back from her and studied her. She was definitely ready for this, there was no reason for him to be worried or hesitate. That would be unfair to Rey and how hard she worked.
"So. The object of this lesson is... don't die," he said before pulling out a blaster and firing it at her.
