"I didn't think the South Province would actually put up a fight."
"They're all Second Stage, it's nothing impressive."
"But they're winning despite that. Could you win against Intel if you were the same Stage as her?"
"That's besides the point. They would've lost against Intel if they were Third Stage or higher."
"But they aren't and they won. That's enough proof of their abilities! These rookies are quite something."
"Bah, you're just following the hype. They'll face their first loss soon."
"I don't doubt that, but this is an incredible start!"
~ ~ ~
"Excellent work!"
Akiol sat down and took a breath, "Making me work hard!"
Wrock flexed his arms with a curious expression, "I'm all healed, but my Spirit isn't replenished?"
"The Arena restores, not revert.", Aaron explained.
"I assume revives too?"
"There's a small window of time after death where you can heal them back and not face any negative consequences."
"You put a lot of faith in this."
