Alexander was quite confused as to why Lucen suddenly stopped attacking. Still, Alexander did not lower his sword, his guard remaining steady and unshaken.
Even after Lucen spoke in a relaxed tone, Alexander's grip on his sword remained firm, his stance unbroken. His breathing was heavier now, but his eyes stayed locked onto the man in front of him. Even now, he did not allow himself to relax, not even slightly.
"... Why are you stopping?"
"Because I've seen all I needed to see. Also, we have already moved a lot. That was pretty good training, wasn't it?" Lucen replied with a smile full of glee.
The true reason why he stopped the fight and did not continue was that he was afraid. Not of Alexander, but of himself.
The longer the fight went on, the more he felt it, the subtle rise in his excitement, the way his body responded faster, sharper, more instinctively. He did not want to hurt or break his favorite hero.
