Compressing Aura

Dain watched from afar, glaring at the two girls. He was distracted from his training and his frustration was evident.

His mind still mulled with the thought. 'How in Alda's name did they survive? Were the ropes not tight enough?'

He turned back to the person he spared with and got in position. It was one way or the other, she had to greet Daudi, or else it'd be an embarrassment for him.

"How would you like to have some fun?" he asked a fellow warrior named Lior.

"Fun?" His eyes lit up at the idea. "But no fun until we finish the challenge."

"I know that… I'm saying something to keep the boost coming," Dain replied, nudging his eyes toward the two girls.

"The mannfae and the mute?" Lior asked. "Why?"

"What do you think? They are both strays and could be spies."

"They passed the Eating Woods, no one hunted them, it means they're clean."

Dain's teeth clenched.

"And besides, the mannfae is growing on me."