As Sabine slid to the floor up against Peiter, she felt as if there was no reason to be anything but honest to Ciinriel. "Only two days," she answered plainly, before looking up at Peiter's face, "But I think it began before then." Sabine closed her eyes and took a deep breath in through her nose, "Peiter was nervous." She began to laugh breathlessly, "You still are nervous, sometimes, Peiter."

Janius grinned knowingly, "You've found a competitive spirit in you." He gave a chuckle, "Now you know how Lorag, Ahnasha, and Fendros get motivated to train." Janius' grin lowered to a smaller smile, "That said, these are just sailors. Ra'kalesh looks to be a very experienced fighter; he'll be stronger and likely know how to use your strength against you. How do you think you'll handle him?"