There was a brief silence in the training ground. Soldiers began to whisper. "Did he throw sand in his eyes?", "Isn't that cheating?", "Unbecoming of a knight."
Marquis Aldren coughed, trying to hide his astonishment. "Winner... Mr. Cassian."
Cassian didn't even extend his hand to help the soldier up. He turned his back and waited for his next opponent.
The second opponent was the massive man with armored gauntlets. He was at the Fourth Star level and had been enraged while watching the previous fight. He wanted to punish this "disrespect" shown to his friend.
"My name is Garret!" the man roared, banging his fists together. "And I am not an easy target like that kid. Your tricks won't work on me!"
"Tricks?" Cassian smirked. "I call it 'strategy'."
