There are some wood and straw dummies at the end of practice yard, summoned by some previous Sword Guy. Gideon herself never uses them—she doesn't want to dull her blade, and she prefers practicing on skeletons anyway; dummies aren't that useful for show you where to hit if you want to splinter someone's tibia. She nods to them. "One at the head, then one at the body? I want to see if there's a difference in how you aim."