"It's difficult, but I do what I can. Letting it get me down isn't my style." She grinned and managed a laugh.

Once they were outside, Feferi took the trident in hand. "Okay. The first thing is how to hold it. It's a two-handed weapon, and you want to keep your left hand nearest to the prongs. That way, you can use both ends."

She began to move, then, demonstrating as she did. First one end up, the blunt end, then a turn, pointing the prongs forward. "The advantage is that you can parry with one end, and it gives you a solid chance of disarming them in the process, if their weapon gets caught in the prongs. And it leaves the other end open to strike at them. The length is the other advantage; you can turn it prongs-out to get some distance."

Feferi handed it back over. "Okay. Now you try it."