Thanks for the feedback guys!
@halo
Thanks for pointing out the chuckling. Mathieu can still laugh, but I don't like using the same descriptors so close together like that. As far as the rapiers knocking someone down, the rapier has a very fine point, and by putting all of the power from the body, the lunge, and the thrust, all of that power is transferred to a very small point. Without armor it would impale a person, with armor and teen girls, I think it could very well knock them down. I'll have to do some more research :-)
@akoebel
That's a fair point about the forms. Mena is better because she's a Cold One. She's faster than Sasha. Also, she has a talent for the forms, even if she hates them. As to the swearing, I understand your concern, but I've based this world off of Renaissance Italy and Europe. This was a savage time. Ceasar Borgia's army once slaughtered an entire town, 6000 people. After raping thier women. And he was the Pope's son. I've actually tried to steer away from fully embracing the ideals of that time because they are so foreign, so violent, and so reheprensible to people of modern society. For all that, I believe that cursing at each other in public would happen.
I'm don't understand what you meant about the teacher/student thing. Can you elaborate?
As always, thanks for all the feedback! You've given me a lot to think about. I hope you enjoy the next chapter as well.