Brin arrived at the training ground just in time to hear a loud clang and see Aeron somersaulting backwards out of a dueling circle. Inside the circle, Cowl raised his heavy maul and a cheer went up, half astonished laughter, half wild roars of approval.It was an impressive hit. Aeron had [Blade Mastery], and he was no slouch in training."Stop! Stop right there! I'm putting a stop to this!" an armored [Warrior] shouted. He was Isac, one of their trainers. He strode into the dueling circle and plucked the maul out of Cowl's hands.The cheers and laughter turned to boos. Isac turned to them all and shouted, "See if you're still booing after he breaks someone's armor and you're sent to the front before it can be repaired!"That quieted them. Isac marched back to the practice weapon case and selected a wooden mallet of the same approximate size and shape as Cowl's maul. He gave that to Cowl instead."If he strikes your weapon, drop it. If he hits your arm, put it behind your back. If he hits your leg, hop on one foot. If he strikes your body, then you lose."Hedrek barked a laugh. "Just like playing [Knight] versus [Rogue] when we were kids!""Just like that," Isac agreed."Aw, man. I just barely missed the fun," Brin complained. Actually, he hadn't missed anything and had watched Cowl go to work through his Invisible Eyes. Cowl had taken all comers and smashed through even Hedrek's enormous strength. The only way to beat Cowl seemed to be to dodge every swing, but Cowl was lightning quick now. Aeron had managed to beat him in their first bout, and in their second had been sent flying.In a rare moment of common sense, Rhun hadn't pitted himself against Cowl. That was an unstoppable force against an immovable object, and Brin had to admit he was more than a little curious to see how it would play out. Probably with a lot of broken bones on both sides.Now he wanted to see what Cowl could do with a (...)