He finally dismissed the interface with a small flick of his gaze. It faded cleanly, leaving only the training hall in front of him again.
And Mel.
And..
"Arthur."
Lyra's voice came again.
He looked up this time and she was already back to normal.
No surprise left on her face, no lingering reaction.
Just the commander again.
Focused and sharp.
"We've had enough pause."
Arthur scratched the side of his head lightly.
"…Yeah."
He didn't argue.
He couldn't.
She was right.
They had already spent time enough catching up after her breakthrough. But training wasn't supposed to stop because something interesting happened.
Lyra continued,
"Resume."
Arthur nodded, though a bit slower this time.
"…Got it."
She didn't wait.
"You'll time her next runs."
Arthur straightened slightly.
"Alright."
"Monitor the changes," she added, her tone steady. "And adjust based on that."
He nodded again.
But she didn't stop there.
"And this time.."
Her eyes flicked to Mel.
