"Today's session is diagnostic."
The instructor allowed the word to settle before continuing. Several students had already begun looking toward the marked combat lanes, and Valeria could distinguish those disappointed by the lack of formal stakes from those who understood that a diagnostic session could be considerably less forgiving than a ranked match.
"You have all submitted a declared martial discipline. The Academy also has your examination records, your cultivation rank and enough measurements to fill several archives." His gaze passed across the three lines. "None of that tells us what remains when another person begins interfering."
