Together with others Saya arrived at Training Area Two which at first did not look to different from Training Area One. Here too, were dummies and targets lined up on the field. Saya and the others gathered before Lieutenant Dorian, waiting for him to tell them what they should be doing. He seemed to have not made up his mind at first, but then told them to divide themselves.
[i]I already know how to heal, so I should probably focus my skills on defending. I’m not here to fight, just to observe and learn from the humans. And if I know how to defend, I would probably also get to know how the humans attack.[/i] With that thought, Saya walked to the left of the lieutenant. She was glad that she was taught how to use magic by the elder dragons.

After the lieutenant harshly dismissed those who only knew the basics of magic Saya looked around for someone to practice her barriers with. But who could she possibly do that with? Still doubtful of the humans she bit her lower lip. Then she shook her head. [i]That’s not the time to be distinguishing between dragons and humans![/i] Scolding herself, she spoke up to a girl with long, scarlet red hair and put up a smile.

“Hey, can I practice with you?”

The girl turned her head in surprise towards Saya and quickly nodded. “Eh? Sure, why not.”

And so they started testing their barriers. While Saya started off with some rather really basic barriers to see what the humans are capably of, the red haired girl already used some powerful magic attack.

“Are you sure you’re right here with those skills of yours?” With narrowed eyes the other girl looked at Saya.

“I’ll do something else… Let’s try again.”

A ‘hmpf’ was all Saya got from her before they went back into position. But just then they heard the loud blaring of a horn. Not knowing what that meant, Saya gave her training partner a puzzled look as she noticed how everyone else around her started to talk to each other eagerly. The other girl only narrowed her eyes again and growled. “There we have the problem.” She pointed towards a man who just arrived to announce an attack by five hundred goblins.
[i]That does not sound good at all… I wonder how Shiki is doing.[/i] There was no time for her to worry about him though. Lieutenant Dorian urged them to get to the central gate. There, he gave them a speech that was probably supposed to motivate them.

Seeing as how this was a very serious situation, Saya could not allow herself to get into any trouble. It might not be a good idea to test out her defending spells without bringing out powerful spells she was taught by the elder dragons. Even if it meant that she had to treat humans, she went to the back where the healers gathered. If the attack of the goblins was over, she would still have the opportunities to learn about the other spells the human would use. There was still too little she knew about them.

After arranging themselves the lieutenant told them to head out. There weren’t too many others who stayed back as healers. Saya could see the girl with the red hair from before heading out as a defender. [i]So some of the humans are not too bad at practicing magic.[/i] She has to be careful as to not be seen as weak or she will lose this opportunity of infiltrating the humans. Saya has to quickly find the right balance between showing enough strength to stay and not to make the humans suspicious with her dragon physiology.