“Thank you.” Feeling rather pleased at the compliment, Yssil smiled a small but genuine smile. Adykon apparently knew exactly how to motivate someone and that was nothing if not a sign of a good instructor. Yssil was truly glad to have risked it all and made his way across the continent. He had been here not even a day and yet he saw that his decision had been right. Feeling his breathing returning to normal, he carefully deposited the metal greatsword in the weapon’s rack and took a wooden sword instead. Its comparative lightness almost startled Yssil, even though he was expecting it, and he swung it a few times just to get used to it. Recalling the focus he had been praised for, Yssil stepped into the practice area and announced “I’m ready.”