Carlos waited as Matteo turned slightly his eyes sharp and filled with a quiet intensity that left no room for doubt "We rebuild and we restructure, but this time…" Matteo's voice dropped slightly but carried far more weight, "we do not react."
Carlos's breath slowed, "we anticipate and observe to see what else the enemy has on their chess board and then we move only when the board is clear."
Carlos nodded unerstanding now as Matteo held his gaze for a moment longer before delivering his final words "We are no longer fighting blindly," he said.
"We are playing the game of chess now."
The sound of impact echoed violently across the gym as each punch Matteo threw landed with a force that seemed less like training and more like punishment because for each strike the heavy boxing
