just a little bit of it can bring you up or down

Sparring's sparring. Patroka's had better, had worse. Feels a little one-note for it, and for, I dunno, liking women while she's at it?

But sparring's sparring. Some people like writing, drawing, singing, art. Some people like...public works.

Some people just like to work up a sweat, or not - earn a couple scars, or not.

She's impatient. She's crass. Impa's impatient because she's better than you, basically, because she's responsible and trustworthy and blah blah blah, but they're both deadly competent, so it's up to Patroka to prove that she's the one who's better, with a bardiche or a naginata.