Dax's POV
Ren finds me in my office an hour after the training session, which means he's had exactly enough time to hear about it from Cas, who no doubt heard it from Pria, who was close enough to see everything from the packhouse steps.
"So," he says, dropping into the chair across from my desk without invitation, the way he always does, "hand-to-hand training. Interesting choice."
"It's an effective method."
"Effective." He's grinning, and I already know I'm not going to enjoy the next several minutes. "Cas said you two stood there long enough that she started wondering if she should walk away and give you some privacy."
"Cas exaggerates."
"Cas doesn't exaggerate. I checked. Pria confirmed it independently, which, for the record, is worse, because now I have two witnesses."
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