Talia lightly warmed up on one end of the spacious dojo, focusing fully on the sensation of stretching her muscles.
As she went through the different tasks, she could slowly feel the fatigue from the long day seeping out of her body.
After a while ahe sprung to her feet, lightly bouncing on the balls of her feet.
Lucian observed her aloofly from the opposite end of the dojo with his arms loosely held at his sides.
"I need to see what you're capable of at your level and for that, I'll need to see you in action. And I know just the way we can do it."
In the end, thee whole thing was his brilliant suggestion.
In truth, Lucian was also curious about how he measured up to the scion of another Great House. It promised to be quite the insightful experience.
The two of them squared off against each other.
"Are you ready?"
Just then Xander burst into the hall, staring at both of them in bewilderment.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Lucian stared at him in confusion.
