The day before, Van had made sure to visit Luceti's 'store' to gather training swords for prospective students. It always seemed strange that he could find everything he could ever want for small matters such as these, but never anything that would be of real aid to improve the situation. Course, the Malnosso probably had a role to play in that.

He wasn't sure if Tarei had her own weapon, so he took two training swords before he entered the forest. For a moment, he considered bringing his own sword along, but without knowing the extent of Tarei's skill he wouldn't want to risk hurting her. Though of course, with the surprises of Luceti, he should always consider the possibility of being hurt himself.

When Van reached the spot, he was surprised to see Tarei already there but he smiled. It's been a long time since he met someone so punctual. "Hello, Tarei."