Chapter 216: Learning the Steps
Lyria's POV
Lucian's hand was warm around mine.
It was not uncomfortable.
He adjusted his position slightly, his other hand resting at my waist with the same careful lightness.
"First," he said, "the stance."
I waited.
"Your weight should be slightly forward," he continued. "Not on your heels. Do not lean into me either. Your weight needs to be balanced."
I shifted my weight, following his instructions.
"Better," he said. "Now hold your frame. Your arm should not collapse, but it should not be locked either. Imagine something between the two."
I tried.
It felt awkward. My arm hovered somewhere between rigid and loose, uncertain which it was meant to be.
Lucian did not correct me immediately. He simply waited.
"Try again," he said.
I adjusted.
"Good," he said with a nod. "Now we move."
He began to count.
"One. Two. Three."
I stepped on the first count. Closed on the second. Rose on the third.
