Reinhard barely made it three steps outside a building before Alice appeared before him. Her green eyes gleamed with excitement as she blocked his route completely.
"Reinhard! Let's go do some training." Alice declared without preamble.
Reinhard blinked at the sudden ambush. "Hm? What do you mean-"
"Yor's gone healing those siblings," Alice interrupted, counting on her fingers. "Rika's busy with some history research project. Sirin is busy dealing with the other professors whom she owes favors to. And Louis won't be available for two whole days because he's modifying weapons for us."
She grinned widely. "So, you're my partner now!"
Reinhard's mind caught on something odd in that declaration. He couldn't recall Rika or Sirin ever sparring with Alice. They'd never mentioned being her training partners. Rika's combat skills were decent but far from Alice's level.
Sirin was strong enough, but he heard she was busier with classes.
