It’s Been Wonderful, Meeting You (Subaki/Leo)
Subaki gallops through a desolated field, but he knows better than to let his guard down. The foe is close. The tremendous amounts of magic power that his pursuer irradiated made them hard to hide. Subaki knew this pursuer let others know his presence on purpose, though, delighting in the thought, no, the fact that he was unbeatable when it came to magic. Good thing Subaki loved a good challenge.
His mount suddenly comes to a halt; it feels a slight tremor beneath its hooves, the same Subaki feels soon as the earth begins to break apart. He instantly orders his pegasus to take flight, barely escaping the thorny vines from pulling him down and enveloping him. Subaki avoids attack after attack, noticing too late that he's being surrounded by a small forest formed by the leftovers of such peculiar magic, vines finally catching the legs and wings of his mount and dragging them both down while he is distracted.
His attacker surfaces from withing the foliage, mounted on a horse, clad in purples and black, holding a book in his hand.
"I can’t believe you couldn’t see that one coming."
"I must admit that no, I couldn't. This isn't your usual fighting style, Lord Leo; you really took me by surprise."
"I almost never land a hit on you when you're in the air, and when I do it barely makes a scratch, figured I should try something different this time."
"Well, you overdid yourself today, my Lord."
"It's all thanks to you," Leo calls off the spell that still surrounded them, every plant and every tree withering and disappearing into the soil. "Having these sparring matches have truly helped me to comprehend flying units. Now I'm able to identify some of their weakness and exploit them to my benefit."
"It's been my pleasure. Though, now I'm a bit scared to think that you know how to pull a Sky Knight from the air with so much precision."
Leo gives Subaki a pat on the shoulder, then puts on a devious smile. "It's not like I'll be using this on you. Unless you give me reasons, that is."
Subaki can't help but tense a little, tries to laugh Leo's words off. "I sure hope I never give you any!"
The nohrian laughs. "Relax Subaki. I doubt you'll ever give me a reason to harm you. I must say that your attitude rubbed me the wrong way when we first meet, but you're an admirable soldier, I can understand your desire to perfect yourself."
"I'm honored to hear that, Lord Leo."
"The honor is all mine, for being able to work with someone like you. Alright then–" Leo starts to advance "–let's get back to camp."
"Yes, sir."