Chapter 102 - First Friendly dual

Cassian stood in the training yard, trying to keep his cool as Julius's lecture on reducing unnecessary movements echoed in his mind. He focused on steadying his breathing and centering his stance. But his thoughts kept drifting back to the taunts Lumine had been throwing at him. Initially, he'd challenged her to this duel for a simple task, a mere formality that didn't matter if he won or lost. Yet now, the stakes felt different. Lumine's jabs, her constant teasing about him being gay, were getting under his skin—not because she did it when they were alone, but because she kept bringing it up in front of others.