“Who is that?” Gerrin asked as he got to his feet and rubbed his ass. His second-in-command had overplayed his hand by trying to use Kassian’s blind spot against him, but he didn’t take into consideration the fact that they have been fighting side by side for the last seven years — Kassian knew he’d do that even before his lieutenant thought of it. So he intentionally created an opportunity just to lure him into that foredoomed attack.
But then he saw her and almost got himself smacked in the face. He couldn’t believe he got distracted by something so trivial, even if it was just during training.
“I’ll be right back,” Kassian muttered, tossing Gerrin his training stick and heading toward the stairs leading up. He had noticed the audience the moment they arrived, but he wasn’t sure who th
