Zhang Bai was the first to congratulate me when I returned, my quiet roommate smiling at me and saying "That was well fought, Izzy! You read his attacks rather well!", causing my two new 'friends' to immediately nod in agreement.
The dark skinned man smirked as he added "That reaction to him darting through the air? That was good stuff right there! Especially if you're as new as Zhang Bai here was telling us! Only a couple weeks in the Sect with no prior training? And you managed to not get caught off guard by that? Good shit Isabella!", making me smile a little shyly as I just nodded.
Getting praised for something like this was new to me, and there was that small part of me that was still recoiling at the idea of being praised for this as the sound of that hook tearing into that man's body replayed in my mind over and over again...
