Adeline smirked, her blood pumping with anticipation. She clenched her fists and dropped into a fighter's stance, her body shifting weight from foot to foot, swaying subtly back and forth. "Alright. Where do we start?"
"Well, aren't you adorable?" He teased, taking a few steps back until he was a short distance away. He nodded once. "Get ready."
"Ready for what?"
He clapped his hands once, loud and sharp. "For anything."
Before Adeline could process what he meant, something inside her shifted. Her ears twitched involuntarily at a sound that hadn't registered consciously. It was as though a switch flipped somewhere deep inside her, and her body launched into motion completely on its own.
