[His weapon's tougher than it looks, don't worry. He's had it broken twice in his life, but those were both extreme cases.
Ven's had a number of different battle scenarios drilled into him, so Rukia's shift in elevation is taken in stride; he lets her have the slightly-higher-ground, shifting his own footing in response, but in exchange makes a quick, low sweep with his Keyblade. It may be obvious that he's still trying to get a feel for her style, not moving as fast or hitting as hard as he could, either.]
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Ven's had a number of different battle scenarios drilled into him, so Rukia's shift in elevation is taken in stride; he lets her have the slightly-higher-ground, shifting his own footing in response, but in exchange makes a quick, low sweep with his Keyblade. It may be obvious that he's still trying to get a feel for her style, not moving as fast or hitting as hard as he could, either.]