Rune met up with the girls a short time later. Alongside them, Carin stood waiting as well. He nodded to his teammates and walked straight over to the gruff woman. A small grin graced her lips, but with a singular focus on what he wanted to say, he failed to notice.
"What's got you so worked up?" Carin asked. She could tell that something had lit a fire under him, but she pretended not to notice.
Rune hardened his resolve. What if she told him no? This was supposed to be training for him. There was no guarantee that she would accept his reasoning for wanting to use his full strength from now on. Still, Rune wouldn't take no for an answer.
"Enough of this holding back nonsense, Carin."
"Oh? Big talk coming from you. Are you trying to say you no longer want to follow my instructions and use this tournament as an opportunity to make yourself stronger?"
