[Perhaps, Faustino thought wryly, he still had quite a bit more to learn from Lancia. And wasn't that exciting in itself? He had always had to be the strongest, when it was just he, Al, and Ciro. If he could be defeated, they would all be killed. It was not just his life that had hung in the balance. That, and his inescapable pride made it so he took great pains never to lose.
But here, in the place he called home even if he never said it out loud, it felt safe to not fight to the death, to fight until he had collapsed and he had used all the resources at his disposal.
So when he took the elbow fully in the chest, Faustino, staggered back, wincing as he felt the bruise already forming.]
Perhaps another time. Maybe you still have more to teach me.
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But here, in the place he called home even if he never said it out loud, it felt safe to not fight to the death, to fight until he had collapsed and he had used all the resources at his disposal.
So when he took the elbow fully in the chest, Faustino, staggered back, wincing as he felt the bruise already forming.]
Perhaps another time. Maybe you still have more to teach me.