Compared to the time and effort that Phloria had put in swordsmanship her whole life, Lith was still a beginner. During the years they had spent apart after the academy, the gap between them had only grown larger.
"Wow, for someone who has to train Light Mastery, bloodline powers, and everything you still keep a secret from me, your skill is impressive." She said after whooping his ass and moving onto Protector's.
They could speak freely because the array also Hushed them, keeping the members of the Queen's Corps and everyone else out there from overhearing them
"Thanks, I guess." Lith watched at every one of Phloria's movements as her estoc barely touched Ryman's mace and yet managed to alter its path so that it became harmless.
Three moves later, she moved back to the children while Protector spat a mouthful of snow.
