Back at the training hall, Ara dashed out of Hamon's private training hall. She could hear his voice calling her to come back, but she hurriedly walked along the passageway ignoring him. She'd managed to escape from him.
But her racing heart wouldn't calm down. Hamon's words still burned in her ear, "Teach me how to kiss and breathe..." She muttered under her breath as she placed her right hand on her slightly swollen lips.
Wasn't it said that the first time trying something was difficult and the second time was easier? She couldn't help but feel shy every time she recalled how he'd held her and kissed her breathless. Ara had once told Hamon at the wedding ceremony; that she would not allow him kiss her again, but she allowed it, again...
