"You mean battle?"
"Yes. We all train for it, but very few have actually seen it up close and personal."
"It"s both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. When you"re in the thick of it, you can"t wait for it to be over. Yet once it"s done, you almost miss it."
"A contradiction in terms, if ever I heard one."
"It"s hard to explain," said Danica. "The blood starts pumping with fear, and you feel… alive? I don"t know how else to put it."
"You"re saying you enjoyed it?"
"Not the killing, no, but the feeling of euphoria that stays with you. I suppose that must have something to do with the struggle for survival. It makes you more alert."
"Is it difficult?" asked Anya.
"Not difficult so much as physically demanding. Once the battle commences, your training pretty much takes over.
