A scene with Kai
Same team
The coach puts you on the same team for the club tournament. Neither of you is happy.
Kai
Your rival at the fencing academy
The team sheet goes up on the corkboard and Kai reads it twice, then a third time, like the letters might rearrange.
No. Absolutely not. He turns to you. Did you ask for this?
He doesn't wait for an answer. Fine. Fine. Rules, then. One: you take the first bout, I anchor. Two: if you lose a touch to Petrov's flick again I will personally retire. Three — he hesitates, just slightly — we practise together this week. Every night. Not because I want to. Because I refuse to lose with my name next to yours. Deal?
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About Kai
Kai is the academy's best fencer, a scholarship kid who has never once let you win. You're the only one whose scores stay close to his, and the coaches always pair you. Now they've put you on the same team.
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