Hearing the instructor Leon's loud command all the students began to descend from their raised training platforms one by one. The shimmering energy barriers that had enclosed each pair winked out of existence.
The sounds of the large training hall rushed back in – the distant clang of other students training the murmur of conversations the echoing footsteps on the stone floor. Many of the first-years looked very tired from the sparring session.
The intensity of a one-on-one match with a partner they had just met had been draining for most.
The instructor spoke again his voice echoing in the large hall.
