"Do you mind, dear?" Meron had saved his Vital Storm for that moment. "I need a sparring partner, and who better than you to show everyone the effectiveness of our new weapon?"
Sylpha didn't miss her husband's choice of words, nor did anyone with a pinch of political awareness. Lith had introduced Vital Storm as something he wanted to share, and the King had just recognized it as an asset of the Kingdom, not just of the Verhen Household.
The Royals started with a light spar, their movements fast but perfectly clear even to an untrained eye. Then Meron picked up speed until only violet-cored Awakened could follow the exchanges, while to everyone else the arms of the King and Queen seemed to have disappeared.
Only the thuds of the blocks and the snaps of the arms as they whipped through the air betrayed the ongoing fight. The fight was balanced, which surprised Raagu and Inxialot.
