[ there's a light laugh as she returns the hug! ]

I remember that. But I never actually saw you fight before - you're really good, you know? And your magic was pretty cool, too.

[ hikaru would make a great hero. she does make a great hero. ]

Honestly, I'm still pretty new to the sword thing... Xie Lian was teaching me, when we first got them. Hua Cheng-san helped me pick out an easy one to use, too. Without their help, today would've been a lot harder.