Apprentice
The guards and Astri's spouses are training with her in the backyard, she's watching them keep the staff circling. She walks in front of each of them, she stops in front of a guard and asks him to stop.
She takes his staff, then finds the balance center of it by putting her finger under it and seeing if the staff is balanced, not falling to any side.
"See the balance point? If you hold it here it will be easier and you will force your arm much less. If you're forcing too much your mind will be concentrated on keeping the balance. Your movements need a natural flow to concentrate on what is around you and not on the staff." She explains, balancing the staff on her finger.
He nods, looking at the balance point and then trying himself. The others stopped and started doing the same with their staff.
"When you know how to use the balance you will do things that you believe it is impossible to do." She says, walking to the front.