Annelli wore a deep blue skirt, a white blouse, her legs wrapped in grey stockings that accentuated the curves. She moved nimbly across the floor, her rapier tracing afterimages in the air. Only a few silver arcs of her sword flash, stabbing towards Tilan from different directions.
From the beginning, she had not held back but had given it her all. This was not her first time sparring with Tilan. Initially, she thought that Tilan might not be skilled in swordsmanship—after all, the girl's previous educational environment was not good, and she had no opportunity to learn these things.
But after their first encounter, she realized how terribly wrong she was.
In the last two days of sparring, she had lost all 16 matches, each time easily defeated by Tilan's swordsmanship, even though both restrained their transcendental abilities and did not use any additional powers.
