Bunny Baby

The teacher couldn’t help a small smile from creeping onto her normally-stoic face for a few moments, accompanied by a nod. That was what Maria was here at the academy for, after all, right? To get experience in battle and learn as much as possible about other trades and skills.

“I was told that was part of the reason I was hired; from the sounds of it, I don’t have as much experience teaching as some of the other professors, but what I do have is practical experience.” Of course, Jeralt’s suspicions still lingered in her mind, that there had to be some other explanation for her employment at the monastery, but that wasn’t something she needed to concern her newest student with. “I have a feeling you’ll do very well, Maria. I’m looking forward to seeing how you improve.”

“You have more experience than me, so you’re totally qualified to teach me!” Pretty much everyone there had more experience than Maria (students and faculty alike), but y’know what...Let her praise Byleth anyway. She saluted suddenly, standing up straight!

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GENERAL

★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ — strength ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  — offense ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  — defense ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  — speed ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  — durability

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  — accuracy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  — agility ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  — stamina ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆  — teamwork ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  — stealth

SPECIFICS

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆   — close combat ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆   — bladed weapons ( swords, daggers ) ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  — blunt weapons ( clubs, staffs, axes ) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆  — ranged weapons ( archery, guns ) ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  — superpowers / abilities ( magic ) ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆   — traps / setups ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  — medic

LASTING INJURIES

  Maria has an curse on her left eye from an incident as a child. It is marked.

COMBAT SCARS

 Maria has some very faint scars from training a lot. They’re not very noticeable.

FIGHTING STYLE ( bold any that apply.  italicize any that sort of apply )

commander / duelist / honourable / dishonourable / would have others do their fighting/stealthy / long-ranged / mid-ranged / melee / technological / sorcery / superhuman abilities/has fought in a tourney / a lover of fighting / a hater of fighting / cowardly / reckless/ strategic / uses underhanded tricks / renowned for their skill / trained / untrained /keeps skills a secret /won a battle / lost a battle / ruthless / merciful

“Mm… Perhaps a rookie. But you’ll need more experience in the field to really be a mercenary.” Byleth decided to humor the girl, admittedly finding her naivete and excitability rather cute. She definitely had a good feeling that Maria was going to fit into the Black Eagles just fine. “Yes, they certainly are. I actually first came to the monastery because I helped save a few students from bandits.”

“Really?” Maria looked pleased - proud, almost, from such praise! “I plan on getting that experience then!”

Hearing about the ‘saving students from bandits’ bit, however, her strange rabbit ears perked up.

Huh… Byleth couldn’t say she’d ever met anyone who didn’t know what a mercenary was, but it wasn’t as though she could judge. After all, she herself was still learning about a number of things concerning Fódlan that most others considered common knowledge. Raising a hand to her chin and closing her eyes in thought, Byleth debated how best to word her explanation for a few moments before returning to a more neutral posture and opening her eyes.

“Mercenaries, they’re… kind of like freelance soldiers? People hire them for a single job rather than pay soldiers or guards long-term, usually for things like escorting people or goods through dangerous territory, and fighting off dangerous monsters… or people, such as bandits.” Her explanation might’ve sounded a little intimidating, but she didn’t want to mislead Maria on the topic. She didn’t really consider being a mercenary a positive job experience, and hopefully, that would get across.

“Oh, I get it! They just do what the money tells them to!” More or less, yeah. She looked very excited to have learned something! “Fair enough! Actually, when I was younger, I fought the monsters under my bed for a quarter! Because my dad paid me! Am I a mercy-nary?”

“Nyaha that would certainly be me. And it’s not just any birds. It’s all my crow buddies.” Henry corrects, signature grin in place as he holds out a hand for a nearby crow to perch on.

“So, what exactly are you wanting? Magic to speak to them or just how to handle them hmm?”

“Mhm, I’m sure. I think you’ll get along especially well with Dorothea; she’s quite friendly, herself, and as long as you can get past Caspar’s… thick-headedness, he’s quite affable, as well.” Byleth nodded, not worried in the slightest about Maria’s potential friendships with the rest of her house. Even Edelgard, who Byleth knew often seemed like she might be strict or distant, was quite capable of being kind and friendly when needed. “Once you get used to academy life, I think you’ll like it here. I used to be a mercenary before coming to teach here, so I understand how jarring the change in lifestlye can be.”

Maria looked intrigued, and seemed to be mentally noting everyone that Byleth would talk about through name....Maybe she’d try and make a game out of guessing who was who later - wait...

“Mercy-Nary?” Maria gazed up at her curiously! “What’s a mercy-nary? Some kinda bug?”

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