Kenshin watched his right side stitch itself back together—muscle weaving, skin smoothing—then turned to Khan.
Khan stood with his katana resting against his neck, posture loose, smile still in place.
"What was that?" Kenshin asked.
"Swordsmanship. With a little touch of mana."
"I know swordsmanship. We performed swordsmanship."
"Yeah, that's normal swordsmanship. The physical aspect."
Kenshin's brow furrowed.
"Your swordsmanship—even though you learned it years ago—doesn't show on your status sheet. Not because you learned it years ago. Because you haven't learned awakened swordsmanship. You haven't actually learned formal swordsmanship techniques that involve mana."
Khan shifted his weight, settling into the explanation.
