"Starts with what?" Agnes asked, her expression wasn't kind.
"Well, sparring," Warden said, leaping to his feet. "That's what I'm taking as payment, didn't you hear last night."
Agnes narrowed her eyes, considering him. She wondered if it was another of his games to amuse himself and make fun of her… Thinking that, she replied, "I'd rather pay with essence gems or contribution points."
The guy gave her a pouting look. "Come on, don't say that," he said. "Do you know how is it to find a sparring partner who can match you?"
Weirdly, Agnes kind of did. For all her time in the academy and in the army, the people who could clash with her shoulder to shoulder could be counted in a single palm. The numbers became even smaller as she accumulated more power in her path.
