Conditional cooperation didn't amount to much until someone decided to put it to actual work.
Tohu took the next cycle to secure a sealed practice room somewhere deeper within the holding claim and had Zeus brought there with the others in attendance. No ring, no examination language. Just floor reinforced in irregular markings along the walls and enough space for error. Jehovah looked down from the high side; Sera had not been invited but it would not take long for her to realize that.
Tohu rolled one shoulder and tapped the middle of the floor. "We begin with holding, not striking. Not shaping roads through law. Feel the force rise, keep it from climbing past your control, and put it back down without rewriting your surroundings."
Zeus stepped into the floor space, Athena took a station near the left wall. Poseidon, Hades, and the rest strung out near the door and far edges, close enough to stop an errant force but far enough that they would not be the first to hit.
