Serapis let out a long sigh. "We have so much else going on. And now this. In the long run, it is nothing. Just some food stains and a childish prank. I-It's more like the straw that broke the camel's back, you know?"

He returned her caress, gently rubbing her arm. "Alright. You seem to be on top of this one. I'll defer to your judgment on this. What should we do now?"

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"Dwarves are very fast..." Laura replied, getting more and more winded. "... in short bursts! We're sprinters! Yeah, that's it! We don't need to run much in our mines and our... quarries." She wasn't keeping up very well, but Kia's mild taunt encouraged her to speed up. "Just be glad that it isn't ice today! Your little feet would freeze like last time!" The run eventually came to an end as the course's magic was turned off for the day.

"Say, girls. Guess what time it is?" Laura gave them a vicious looking smile. "I see the martial arts instructor!" 

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"No back-seat fighting! I've got this one!" Aurelian attacked the lizardfolk again, but was shoved back. Even so, their collision had been painful, eliciting a hiss from the lizardboy. Jorn watched with some interest as they continued to ram each other. Finally, the sparring came to an end, with the two young males staggering off in a draw. By this point, Jorn was busy doing sit ups. He was too warm to care that others might see his comparatively scrawny chest, and was relieved to get the now-stinking shirt off. Way too much perspiration.