Kael
Nyx stood on the painted line.
"Here?"
"Outside it," I said.
She moved one boot back.
"Here?"
"Both feet."
"Demanding."
Veylan watched from beside the equipment stand.
"She understands the instruction. She wants to know whether you do."
Nyx moved the second foot.
I had invited people to learn a technique's limits and somehow become the first limit under examination.
The larger ground had been cleared for the afternoon. We had ten meters marked around my casting position and an open path beyond each side. The borrowed spring plates remained available to show when the pressure began.
Liora tested the route nearest her.
Aiden checked the space behind the waiting bench.
Valeria moved a bag which somebody had placed in the exit.
It was mine.
Nobody felt the need to mention that immediately.
Seraphina noticed the bag last.
"Who put that there?"
"An early contribution to the lesson," I said.
Valeria set it outside the working area.
"The lesson appreciates it."
