At least the kid was learning. Tom swept his hand to the right as soon as his opponent leaned to avoid the attack, delivering a vicious mental slap to the right side of his head that would in all likelihood send him careening into the nearest building. Learning was all well and good, but sometimes adaptation simply fell short in the face of preparation. The boy had spent too much time focusing on developing the strength of his body, and not enough on the development of his mind.