CHAPTER 35: PREPARATION INTENSIFIES
Klein woke early, his mind clearer than it had been in weeks. Grief still sat heavy in his chest, but it no longer paralyzed him. He checked the date. Four months had passed since the Drake Winters fight. Two months remaining on his observation status. Klein pulled up his training schedule and made adjustments. He needed to focus on refinement now, not just power. His first session was with Feng, who'd become a permanent fixture in Klein's development. "You've grown," Feng observed, watching Klein move through combat forms. "Not just in power, but in control." "I had good teachers." "You had willingness to learn. That matters more." Feng demonstrated a complex defensive technique. "Watch closely. This is called the Flowing River Defense. You redirect attacks rather than blocking them
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