Kaleeth's expression held much less certainty than Janius might have expected. She hesitated, and just hummed to herself for a few seconds as she tried to collect together her thoughts. [i]"I...don't know, really. Back them, almost all the other apprentices were better than me. I couldn't beat anyone, except people younger than me. It's been so long that I don't know if I really remember enough from back then to be able to tell."[/i]

Guilt was starting to surface in Kaleeth's mind once again, though this time just for the fact that she did not feel like she was being helpful. After another few moments of hesitation, managed to come up with something that could be considered reassuring. [i]"But...Julan doesn't have to fight the [b]best[/b] hunter or anything. He just has to fight a full hunter who is older than him. And he can fight however he wants, with any weapon. He won't have to do anything unfamiliar to him."[/i]

[i]"I could probably at least...try."[/i] Julan commented. 

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"Oh, you [i]definitely[/i] are a good fighter. There is no mistaking that." Ahnasha replied with an encouraging smile back at Rhazii. "You're much better in a fight than I was at your age. Mind you, that's not [i]really[/i] surprising, with all the training and support you've had access to, but still, that fact remains. Me, our pack, we learned our lessons in combat so you didn't have to. We figured out the techniques the hard way so we could pass them on to you, and so you could get even better than we are. I've been told that's the goal of any master for their apprentice. I've seen you training, seen you fighting, and I do really and truly believe that you can eventually outpace anyone in the pack if you keep at it. Your ability or potential is not why I am bringing this up. What you are saying you want to do with your life is not [i]just[/i] about the actual act of fighting. To be a powerful fighter like you want to be, you have to have a strong mind, and I am not just talking about magic."

Ahnasha stopped in place and locked eyes with Rhazii. "Your actual combat experience so far has been against animals, maybe Falmer at most. I know you can fight, but..." She said, any last hint of a smile or levity leaving Ahnasha's expression, instead replaced with the most severe gaze she had ever given him. "...can you [i]kill[/i], Rhazii?"