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Encke should have known that Venice would end up toppling over with the move he had made, but he still winced when he saw him fall. "Ah, sorry about that!" Even if Venice said he knew that would happen, Encke still didn't want to knock him over. While Venice seemed perfectly willing to stand himself up, Encke still broke the distance and offered his hand to assist in case the other wanted it.

While part of him wanted to keep going, admittedly part of his body was aching, and since Venice had ended up on the ground, he was fairly sure that he had hit the knight a bit harder than he intended. That made him want to stop for the moment. "I think that was a good spar," replied Encke, his way of saying they didn't really need to continue.

He rubbed at his shoulder just a bit.

Besides, he needed to be careful not to contract too many obvious injuries...

"You did well, though! I can tell you know your stuff."

He knew he didn't need to apologize--it was a spar, after all, and it wasn't like Encke had maimed him or something worse--but he still felt bad for knocking him down. That hadn't exactly been the intention...

When Venice suggested doing it again at some point, Encke nodded. "Sounds like a good idea. Keep us ready." It was nice to get practice against someone who probably wasn't trying to kill him for once. Those Negaverse types weren't exactly the type one sparred against.

He smiled. "You too. And try to enjoy the walk home; it's nice out." He offered a friendly wave before turning around to leave.

Be safe felt like something he was cautioning people of far too many times these days, but this was their world, now.

It was why he practiced in the first place.