Helga would have liked to ask him to repeat the motion, if only to be sure that she had it properly, but found that it was almost entirely unnecessary. When she did as he had, blocking, stepping back as he had, and struck at empty air, the motion was nearly identical to Salazar's example.
She gave a great nod, and without warning, stepped up to him and brought her sword down upon her teacher just as he had at the beginning of the lesson, when he had attacked her first. Helga had received but a few minutes' instruction, but the confident smile on her face indicated that she was quite confident of her abilities. The sound of metal meeting metal met her ears before Salazar had even moved his sword.