Saito calmly positioned himself on the opposite side of the clearing, a considerable distance from Leonard—almost too far.
Leonard shouted to Saito, "Hey! If you stand so far away, how are we going to fight?"
Saito, calm and with a mocking tone, replied, "Oh hoo! Use everything I taught you!" He shouted back, his voice cracking slightly with age.
Kaleb chuckled. "Ha! The old man has the strength of a Legendary Leirion but can't even manage a little yell. Can you believe it?"
Evelyn retorted, "Better to have the strength of a Legendary and not be able to speak than to speak too much and have no strength at all..." She glanced pointedly at Kaleb.
Mikaela laughed softly.
Leonard, already focused, assumed his fighting stance, this time a natural, familiar posture. He drew his swords, Smiling and Absolution, holding them loosely at his sides, arms extended and relaxed. "Elemental Sword Dance," he thought, the name resonating in his mind.
