"Yeah, that works. Maybe we could have them gather some things from the nearby woods too. Teach them to forage. Get them outside of the orphanage. Good for them to have a change of pace, you know?" Serapis replied. 

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"That's a cockatrice, if I'm not mistaken" Laura replied. "But you could roar like a dragon, and it wouldn't help!" Laura pulled out from Tor's grip, getting back up on her feet. Eventually, a human instructor broke up their sparring match, as it had gone on too long. They had to share the mats, after all.

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"A hex might help if you could cast it in time, but what if you were out of mana? What would you do then?" The instructor inquired.  

"It's hard exercise, but one which doesn't involve getting hit, kicked, or thrown to the ground" Jorn explained. His attention was diverted by the fight between the halfling and the dwarf. He was visibly overjoyed to see a fellow halfling do so well against a dwarf, especially considering the latter's reputation for military prowess against the stereotype of halflings being rather inept at combat.