Up above, on the second floor, Dory and Lysia sat out on a balcony drinking tea. The two of them had been watching the entire battle, through a portal on the table and were shocked to see the level of combat displayed.
"That was a bit surprising," Dory said with a whistle.
"Bane has improved significantly. It was a good idea to send Ratrage down to test him," Lysia admitted.
"Still, he is nothing like he was a day ago. It's like he spent another ten years training overnight!" Dory exclaimed, but then sighed. "The man's fighting skills aside, what do you really think about the rest of him? His foul mouth is bound to get the two of you into a lot of trouble."