"I will take that break but after that let's keep going. More training blades though. I'm not quite ready for more of that at the moment."

Alistair smiled approvingly. "It's good to know your limits. I'd be happy to continue."

Emily grinned.

Several hours later Emily walked out with a sword in a sheathe slung across her back. Waist sheathes just weren't very practical if you were going to be doing any climbing.

In between fights and Kata's Emily had had a short conversation with her parents. She had promised to be careful, and then promised again when they didn't believe her the first time.

The second time they had either believed her or given up and accepted that she'd be herself.

She'd also promised to call them again every day she could.

Regardless, she had other things to do now. She was on her way to a shooting range. Archery was more fun but she had promised to be careful and at her skill level and especially with her lower stats guns just did more DPS. That might change if she specialized but she wasn't quite willing to commit to that. Specialization was boring.

With time having passed the streets were a bit busier though most of the people walking around looked pretty shaken. She tried to offer comforting smiles to the people she passed. A few people gave her appreciative glances in return while others just looked baffled or even angry at her equanamity.

After a short walk she reached the shooting range that was her destination. She waved to the staffer at the counter and spoke, "Hi, I'd like to claim a pistol and get in some practice."

"Of course, we can get right on that. Do you want the standard pistol or do you prefer one of the other options?"

"I'll stick with the standard."

"Of course, one SIG Sauer P226 just for you." The man lays out a pistol holster and two magazines of ammunition for her.

It's been a couple months but Emily still remembers. She quickly checks the pistol over and attaches the holster to her hip and stows the gun, then she tucks the ammo into a pocket. "Thanks, the practice areas are downstairs right?"

"Yep, we're not busy right now so should be able to claim whatever you're looking for."

Emily smiles at that and jogs down the stairs before claiming a vision room to practice on her accuracy. With her stats lowered she isn't quite able to match her previous accuracy even after a couple hours of practice but she walks out with a pistol on her hip and her normal bounce in her step.