Before Rita could ask anything else, Lightchaser cut in first.
"My turn. Why are you so sure I'm strong? Weren't you worried you were following a fraud?"
Fighting style and the decisions made in combat revealed much about a creature's nature.
In the arena, Rita never gambled on her opponent's mistakes—not because she'd suffered for it before, but because she instinctively disliked risk.
A child like that wouldn't pick a teacher lightly just because she hadn't seen better options.
Lightchaser frowned when Rita didn't answer right away.
"Whether your goal is selfish or not, intelligence is never a flaw. I don't hate cunning—I only hate stupidity and people who think they're smart when they're not."
Rita immediately answered honestly.
"You said there were others in Gilane watching us. But you intercepted us first, and no one else tried to interfere after that."
