The Naga Team Makes a Move

"So, let's start?" Kamala asks in an excited tone. "If we go first, that will also help balance things out, right?"

Lucien sighs. "Not exactly. I mean, I'll make sure the barrier is equally strong for each group."

Lena smiles, but Marie still seems determined to be stubborn. "Everything looks pretty good, but aren't we missing something like this?"

"And what would that be?" Lucien quickly asks. He's already realized that listening to Marie's ideas is a way of pleasing her as much as arguing with her.

She smiles as she explains. "Why not make it more challenging? Just being defensive isn't going to help us get better, you know."

He understands what she means, and before she can suggest anything, he does. "I got it, so how about I give you two minutes to attack me before counterattacking for 20 seconds? If you can't defend yourself, then it's over, but in case you escape in that time, I'll give you two more minutes to damage my barrier."