Riven approached without smirking.
That alone was new.
"You fought well," he said.
Kael raised an eyebrow. "That's it?"
Riven crossed his arms.
"You're different now," he admitted.
"Less reckless."
Kael nodded. "And you're less annoying."
Riven almost smiled.
"…Don't get used to it."
But the rivalry had changed.
Not gone.
Refined.