After Kara left, the training room returned to silence. As if nothing had happened. Kaiser remained motionless for a long moment on the ring, eyes fixed on the floor, arms relaxed along his body.
'Should I have said something?' he wondered, thinking back to Kara's shifting expression. He knew, or rather had sensed, the jealousy in her gaze; he didn't dwell on it. Anyway, she was the one shouting everywhere that she had no head for things like love. '… The day someone manages to unlock the secrets of these creatures, I'm sure even God will open the gates of paradise for him.'
He took a deep breath. That wasn't all, but he also had his own things to deal with, knowing full well he hadn't done anything wrong. 'Let's put that aside for now, I've got more serious stuff to handle…' he told himself while thinking about his two swords.
For some time now, he had the feeling he had hit a plateau that was holding him back until this moment. 'Why can't I break through to the third movement?'
