Afternoon session.
Isabella set up a scenario.
Targets at one end of the room. The mats in the middle. Weapons on a table.
"You'll move through the course," Isabella explained to the girl. "Shoot the targets. Then defend against Atlas's attack. Then shoot again. Switching between skills. Adapting. Surviving."
She positioned the girl at the start. Handed her a gun.
"Go."
The girl moved forward. Raised the gun. Fired at the first target.
Hit it. Not center mass. But hit it.
Moved to the mats. Atlas was waiting.
He swung at her. She blocked. He struck again. She blocked and countered.
Three exchanges. Then Isabella called stop.
"Next target."
The girl moved to the next position. Fired. Hit.
Back to Atlas. More blocks. More strikes.
They ran the course five times.
Each time, the
