"If you were an enemy, it would have landed somewhere else," she quipped, dropping her own practice sword to her side, seemingly relaxed. Gene was no pushover, they'd trained together side by side at the Dojo for a long time.

"It's been awhile since I practiced with someone who could keep up with me," Valdis continued. As in forms, not necessarily speed, though if he could match that, he'd probably be the most powerful individual here.