My muscles felt like molten lead a couple of days later, and it wasn't even noon. My training sessions had been intense, empowering… and honestly, also kind of fun. I was still catching my breath when Kael tossed me a towel. Clearly, ever since our first training session, he had taken notes and now always kept a few feet between us. So he would never be forced to catch me again, or fall on top of me...
“So,” he said casually, leaning back against the weapons rack like he owned the room — which, technically, he did.
“What do you think of Starfangs so far?”
I wiped sweat from my neck, shrugging.
“I don’t know yet… I haven’t seen anything of it besides your house.”
He blinked, then let out a soft laugh.
“Right. Fair point.”
For a moment, I thought that might be the end of it — until
