When Janius led Kaleeth into a section of the room with enough space, he turned around, held his free arm behind his back and his sword out in front of him, standing in a defensive posture. He didn't acknowledge Kaleeth's question, rather, he began his exercise in a quick, but patient voice. "I need you to see me as everything that threatens death upon you, and all that you fear. Now defend yourself." Without any further warning, Janius sprung forward and attacked Kaleeth with a combo of three swings, one to the top of her head, one to her left side, and one to her right shoulder. The swings were placed to be easy to defend just by blocking, but still fierce enough to keep Kaleeth on her back foot. Once done, Janius jumped back out of Kaleeth's reach and stood defensively again.

Janius and Kaleeth caught Fendros' attention, but without the context of their recent interactions, their behaviour just seemed to be a curiosity. Why did they pick swords this time? Fendros' attention was drawn back to Ahnasha, however, as they were about to begin their first exercise. "Unarmed? Very well..." Fendros twisted his head to one side, jokingly unenthused by the prospect of unarmed combat with Ahnasha again. It wasn't the fact that Fendros' strong suit did not lie with hand to hand fighting, but more that Ahnasha's claws always made the experience a lot more memorable. Fendros took a spot standing opposite Ahnasha, positioned his legs, and raised his fists. "Anything for you, Ahna," he smiled.