They initially trained for forty minutes. It wasn't because they needed warm up but because the training and competition were already approaching, and five days wasn't enough to waste any of that time.
Additionally, both of them preferred physical motion to settle disputes that words couldn't resolve.
Seraphina exerted more effort than usual, and William responded in kind.
They had moved beyond unnecessary politeness, engaging like two experienced fighters familiar with each other's limits and eager to discover new ones.
Her leg supported her well. She had been nursing it so diligently that the muscle was compensating automatically, indicating either good healing or strong stubbornness, probably both.
When both of them finally stopped, gasping for breath, William lowered his practice sword and said, "Kai will be in the secondary library room on the east wing, third floor. He uses it on Sunday mornings and Monday mornings when he wants to avoid being found."
