At breaktime, in the training grounds,

Madeline was in her lonesome and was maintaining her sword training. 

Each swing carried power and weight.

Her swings were agile yet precise. 

However, for one moment, her eyes widened, her hesitation visible.

She stopped. 

She stood there, frozen as if remembering something. 

However, a sudden voice would wake her.

“Hey, Madeline”

She snapped back to reality.  

‘Luca, What are you-”

“Well, you said we should train after I got better right? so, I am here right now”

“I don’t think-”

“Don’t worry, this arm of mine is healing fine and my mana is somewhat stable? well at least that’s what Marie said. 

He then prepared his stance in front of her.

“You don’t need to hold back, I am ready whenever you are”

She gripped her weapon tightly.

She gulped and she readied her stance.

“Okay, let’s begin”

Luca started running, he opened his palm. Different coloured magic circles appeared on his palms, he then clapped, causing mist to spray out. 

The field would be engulfed by his mist. 

“You never change, Luca”, She said with a smile. 

Her sword then glowed and then she swung down. The force of her swing was enough to blow the mist away, but…

Luca was in the corner of her eye, preparing a strengthening enhanced punch. 

She was ready to retaliate, however as she saw his arm…his bandanged arm…she stopped.

Her grip…was lost.

Luca stopped mid attack.

“Hey…are you okay?”, Luca asked.

She then gulped and said, “It’s nothing, I…I need to g-”

She tried to walk away, but…her wrist was grabbed.

She looked back, seeing the same boy.

“Wait…let’s…just talk”.

They both then sat down on the bench. 

As Luca was gulping down his drink, he then asked, “I have never seen you this…anxious before, did something happen?”

“It’s…nothing”, she said as she gripped her water bottle. 

[Seriously…Why is she so tense?]

“Well, it’s not really “nothing” is it? if it was you wouldn’t be this tense” 

She gripped her water bottle tighter, her gaze never meeting his.  

Luca sighed.

[Huh…something is bothering her, but she still tries her best keeping her knight image, that’s cool, but-]

“Luca”

“Huh, yeah?’

“Do you think…I deserve to be called a knight?” 

[I mean…she is one right? i mean she is going to be]

“I mean, I guess?”

“I…see”

“UMM, I mean,  I don’t know what it takes to be a knight honestly, but…I think what you’re doing is knight like, you know, like those stories” 

A smirk appeared on her face.

“I see”

[Well, I don’t get what made her worked up, but at least she’s smiling] 

“Luca”

“Huh? Yeah?”

“Let’s spar again, tomorrow”, she said as she looked at him, with a soft smile on her face. 

He smiled back.

“Okay then”