[That means he comes in for the strike. And while he's fast, he's not charging in at his hardest. This is a spar, not a fight, and he wants to see how good she is. He swings his sword up towards her chest with more speed than its weight might suggest, and there's a precision to the movement that suggests he could stop it just short of striking her, if that was needed.
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But what he's here for is seeing how she reacts.]