At the end of the session, Lasgalen was proficient in all nine basic strikes and defensive stances of swordplay. Aragorn was amazed at the Elf's progress. In one morning, his student had mastered what took Aragorn two full weeks of practice when the Man first started. Learning how to swing the sword was easy, but the timing of the footwork with the strike of the weapon was difficult to grasp. Through observation, the Elf had mimicked the Man's motions perfectly; giving Lasgalen's attacks the superb rhythm of those executed by a master swordsman. At this rate, within two weeks, the golden one's skills with the sword would surpass all the other recruits.