"Yeah. I'll probably run a bit to tire myself out more."

Sayuri makes a face. "I've still got my katas to run through. It'll take me a while."

"And here I am with my books. That'll do me for the night, I don't sleep much anyway."

"Well, good luck to you both. See you guys tomorrow, then?"

"See you then."

"With bells on!"

"Actual bells might get in the way of stealth!" But she does head out, waving goodbye for a bit.

She sleeps well that night after a run to calm her nerves, but she's up way too early. Instead of risking exhausting herself, she spends the time stretching before heading to the training ground early to scout it out a bit.

Sora spends her night reading, as foretold, but does manage to get in a few hours sleep. It's enough for her, she's always needed very little sleep in general.

She arrives at the training ground a little after six am.

"Hey Sora!" Rian says, then explains what she's scouted so far. The training ground's pretty unexceptional, a clearing beside a river surrounded by trees. She hasn't been able to find any traps anywhere, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

"Do you wanna go over it again together? An extra pair of eyes might help."

"Probably wouldn't hurt, yeah."

Sora nods and takes this seriously. Today is important and she doesn't want to mess it up for anyone. Including herself.

There's no discover-able traps anywhere nearby.

"I think our sensei is talented enough that we wouldn't be able to find anything she didn't want us to find."

"That makes sense." She makes a frustrated noise. "I guess all that's left is to wait, we don't want to tire ourselves out."

"I brought some a few protein shakes, if you want one. I'm too nervous to eat anything else."

" - Those sound good, yeah."

She digs into her pack and hands her one.

"Sometimes I get so worked up, being nervous, or studying - working on my seals - I forget to eat. These help me a lot."

"I do that a lot, too. Time just... Gets away from me." She takes a sip. "These aren't as bad as the rations at least..."

"Oh, I have a few of them too. I'm a terrible cook, and I live alone. But yeah, I prefer these. Just have to add water. Can't mess that up. Usually."

"I can cook for you once we're a team. I'm decent, I think."

"Well, that's enough incentive for me."

She nods, and settles in to finish her drink.

Sayuri bounces in a few minutes later.

"Hi! I'm sorry I'm late, I totally overslept and my mom had to send a summons to wake me up."

"I think you're early enough. Sensei isn't here yet."