"Pretty sure you're getting hit because you're asking too many questions when it's not an appropriate time," Zephyr said to Alex. They were all running fairly close together now, "just wait until we're in class. Unless you enjoy getting hit and not getting answers, in which case please keep asking." Zephyr had lost count of how many laps he had done, which was not good. He was hoping the others were still counting, or at least the master would tell them when they could stop.