Kora's Apprenticeship
Corym holds his spell book to give context to his words--"Kora, come along." He begins walking to the edge of the camp, as is his habit when memorizing spells for the day.
Once sufficiently separate from the group to ensure a modicum of privacy, he sits and begins to prepare his personal area for the memorization of spells. While he does this he begins talking.
"I have been considering initiating your training. How best to go about it, that is. Among my people you would have received a different training than the one you seek. Your body, mind, and soul are talented--you almost certainly would be discouraged from studying a single skill set. While your initial gains would be easy, over the span of your life you would become unsatisfied--bored with yourself, and ultimately prevented from attaining your own full potential."
He looks up from his preparations to meet her eyes.
"Unfortunately, mixed training has never proven to be possible with humans. The reasons provided are varied, offensive, and range from the plausible to the preposterous."
He sighs, wearily.
"However, I understand that from time to time humans may switch to a new set of skills after having acquired a previous one. The second set of skills always grow to exceed the former, but the former are never really abandoned. It is this that I propose to engage your talents in."
"The life of a wizard is dangerous because it leaves our bodies frail, and because so many wizards are wholly reliant on magic as their sole form of defense. This is similarly true of a noblewoman who fundamentally entrusts her protection to others while never developing the physicality and endurance to survive threats when they are arrayed against her.
"I propose that we train you first as a warrior. Your arms may never be sufficient to take up a lance or two-handed sword--but your body will strengthen, and we can procure for you teachers that can train you in the use of weapons. Indeed there are many here available to us. We can even arrange a higher degree of training in Berdusk once we arrive so that in skill, if not in strength, you would be a match for Yurkal."
"Thereafter--possibly as early as next year we could begin your magical training having made certain to have created a foundation that will bolster your weaknesses both now and in the future. How does my suggestion sound to you?"