Sword fighting lessons

Magic Comes with a Price

Season 6 Henry and I are sitting in his grandparents huge apartment. He's wearing a plaid shirt, black pants, and black shoes (my favorite outfit on him). His red and gray scarf are hanging on a rack. We're sitting at the kitchen table talking about life and he starts telling me about his super complicated family tree.

Me: "What! So your adopted mom is also your step great-grandmother??"

Henry laughing: "Pretty confusing, right?"

Me: "What's it been like growing up in this town with a fairy tale family?"

Henry: "Pretty complicated, I get kidnapped all the time, there's curses to break every week, and a new villain in town. But overall, it's pretty fun!

Me: "What have you learned so far from being a prince?"

Henry: "Oh, my family's taught me so many things. How to use a sword, how to throw a fireball."

Me: "That must be so cool, fighting someone with a sword. I've always wanted to learn that."

Henry: "Want me to teach you a few moves? We could spar a bit if you want."

He gets two of those little wooden swords like he used in season 2 with David.

Henry: "Let's start with these, you're not ready for a regular sword yet. I've had more practice since you know, my grandpa's prince charming and my stepdad's Captain Hook."

Henry grabs his scarf and drops it on the floor next to him. When he takes off his shoes and socks, his toenails are painted black. He picks up the scarf and wraps it really tight on his head like a bandana.

Me: Why'd you go barefoot for this and what's with the black nails?

Henry: "Barefoot's way more comfy, I have a better grip on the floor when we're fighting, and I like how the black nails look on me. It's a fashion statement."

Me: There you go! I love it dude!

Henry: "I'm using my scarf as a blindfold for sparring to make it more challenging and sexy."

We both laugh really hard.

Henry: "I'll have to rely on my other senses for balance and perception. So, are you ready?"

Me: "I guess. I'm kinda scared though. You won't be able to see, so how do you know if you're hitting me or something in the house?"

Henry chuckles and goes: "I'll just have to just focus on my hearing and trust you to tell me when I need to lift up the scarf from my eyes. We gotta work together. Come on, it'll be really fun."

Then he and I just spar all over the apartment, laugh, and tackle each other. His forehead is sweating like crazy. At one point, I hide behind the kitchen counter and he has to find me with the blindfold still on his eyes.

Henry: "Where are you? I'm gonna find you, I can't see you, but I can still sense you."

I laugh a bit too loud and he hears me.

Henry: "Found ya!"

Then we keep sparring and laughing some more. When I push him onto the ground, he quickly does a backflip to stand back up.

We both get really tired and out of breath, so he takes the scarf off his eyes and wipes the sweat off his forehead with it.

Then we go upstairs to his room and talk about how fun it was on his bed.