Chapitre 171: To Each Their Own Struggles

The fight had ended as quickly as it had begun. By the time Lana tried to leap forward, Raven had her ankles locked onto the ground with shackles made of darkness. Unable to move, she was left utterly stunned. Traveling behind her with a swift motion, the mage knocked her down on her knees and bonked her head with a dark paddle.

"You remind me of me before we left Athenia, arrogant and not as skilled as we thought we were," the training with Helga had been overkill for any and all creatures they would encounter down this path for a while, even so, unlike the last, Raven didn't want to grow arrogant in his ability and the quick spar with Lana reminded him of that. "Now tell me something."

Glaring at the back of Lana's head with his mana-fused eyes focusing on her, he asked her a question that would surely make her lie.

"You enjoyed last night, didn't you?"