"Shadow," Lyrian said as he stood up, enveloping Panixu in his shadow realm at once.
He stood up as Nova flew over to him from a nearby tree branch.
"Oh... you're back. I told you to get some sunlight for a few hours and totally forgot I left you back at the pond. I'm surprised you found me."
Nova gave Lyrian one big peck on his head.
"I might have deserved that..."
Lyrian, the butt-naked boy, finally made his way back to the pond. At that moment, he realized that he was so into martial arts that he forgot he was doing them completely naked.
He felt a little embarrassed now but shrugged it off. It wasn't like there was anyone nearby anyway.
Plus, he thought, "Varant said to have perfection in thought... there's no point in worrying about stuff that's already happened. That only breeds weakness in the mind."
