Night had come. Elise took a deep breath and leaned her back against the waiting room wall.
"Are you all right, Elise?" Raymund noticed that Elise's face had relaxed more, though there was still some tension. "Are you feeling better?"
"I'm feeling much better, sir." The female warrior glanced at the sword lying beside her. "However, if possible, I don't want to use that Blood Steal skill again. I guess that's what made me feel uncomfortable earlier."
Raymund was silent for a moment. "Alright, you can try fighting without that skill for a while. However, if you start to lose, I ask you to use it. After all, that skill is very powerful."
Mona jumped into Elise's lap and gave an encouraging bark. The female warrior lifted her pet, letting her face be licked.
It was then that a knocking sound came from the door.
"I will support you from the upper stands." Renee, who was accompanying Elise, took Mona and hugged her. "Beat him, girl!"