Andrew chuckled. "I was just kidding. It was just a friendly spar, so there was no need to talk about winning or losing. Come on, I'll take you inside to patch you up."

Andrew's tone shifted casually, dropping the whole ‘black tights' thing. Then, he turned to lead the way.

As he walked off, he glanced back at the trio and barked, "You three, keep training! No slacking off. If I catch anyone slacking, your training's getting doubled!"

Lauren and the others immediately got serious and picke