Sunlight filter through Louise's curtains, illuminating the whole of the room.
The suit was in a heap in front of her bed, by the mirror, with the helmet and her new bow currently sitting on the table in the center of her room.
However, she was currently curled up in a ball on her bed, her knees pushed into her chest with her arms wrapped around them, holding them in place.
Her eyes slowly fluttered opened as the light teased them, slowly lifting herself from the bed she looked around before finding the suit.
She let out a small content sigh, as a small smile perched itself on her face happy that it wasn't simply a dream.
Throwing off her sheets she quickly left the bed and walked over to the suit quickly picking it up.
Turning her head to the mirror, she noticed something she hadn't yesterday. Running down her back were several holes made out of some kind of metal the largest of which was at the bottom of the neck.
Dropping the suit, she quickly ran her fingers over the holes. Her eyes widen as she felt the all too real metal beneath her fingers.
She felt sick, what would her family think if they saw this, how her skin was now defiled with these marks.
With tattoos becoming more and more popular with the commoners, her father and mother both told her how they felt about body modification before she was sent to the academy. Now, look at her, like some Germanian hussy.
But that left another problem, these holes were most likely from the suit, and by the pain that she felt happened it had done this to her when she first put it on. But why?
Knocking at the door pulled her from her thoughts. "Miss Valliere, are you awake?" The voice of what was most likely a maid came from the door
Glancing at the door then back to her indecent form, she quickly got to work trying to get the suit on. But as the handle on the door began to turn she did the first thing to come to mind "Uh. Yes, I'm awake. May I ask who sent you?" She asked
The maid seemed to pause for a moment. "It was professor Colbert ma'am. He seemed worried when you weren't at breakfast."
She grimaced at the idea that she had slept through breakfast as she finished getting the body part of the suit on. "Could you let him know that I'm fine and that I will meet him at his cabin."
"Right away." The Sound of footsteps could be heard getting more and more silent as the maid walked away.
With the suit on She turned back to the table which contained the rest of the items she summoned. Whatever doubts she had about the suit were squashed as she put it on. Her parents would initially hate it, but once they see how strong it made her. Yes, they wouldn't care.
She still had no proof that her suit was powerful, but it was a magical artifact that wasn't limited to a single element, that right there was a show of power.
She walked over to the mirror, and pulled a brush from one of its drawers, only to realize that her hair no longer needed the extensive care that was required for waist length hair.
With a sigh, she Looked over to the table, where the helmet resided and grabbed it. She looked over the fine material that covered it before putting it on.
INITIALIZING BOOT UP SEQUENCE
Text filled the glass before her vision returned to normal. She couldn't help but smile as the familiar feeling of power flowed throughout her body.
Her thoughts turned to her professor, she knew that in all likely hood he would be curious about her suit.
She grabbed a cloak that hung from the chair, and quickly put it on before walking over to the door, she stopped as she took one last glance at her new bow lay. She briefly wondered if she should bring it along but discarded the idea as she thought of the issues it could cause.
Opening the door, she found herself in an empty hallway. A smile formed on her face as she realized she wouldn't have to deal with teasing.
Walking with a brisk pace She reached the staircase and began to descend from the third floor of the tower.
The sun assaulted her eyes as she opened the large doors to the courtyard. she quickly brought up a hand to block the sunlight as her eye's adjusted to the change in lighting.
With her vision adjusted she let her hand fall, giving her a perfect View of the large courtyard. All across the courtyard, second-year students were playing with their familiars, getting to know them better as well as seeing what their familiar could do.
Most of them were nothing to ride home about like a dog or cat. The only two familiar's that seemed to impress anyone were the fire salamander that Kirche summoned and wind dragon that Tabitha summoned.
As she continued walking towards Colbert's cabin she kept on getting weird looks from the other second years as well as hearing whispers.
"Isn't that what the zero summoned?"
"So, it was a golem."
"Heh, figures the zero summoned a golem."
She continued to ignore the other students as an annoyed scowl formed on her face
"Oh, hello Louise." An all too familiar voice from behind her said in an all to happy voice.
she turned around reveling Kirche and the very small blue haired girl that was instantly recognizable by the large staff that she carried as Tabitha a powerful wind mage, known as a prodigy among the student body, but whereas Kirche is loud and in your face, she was the entire opposite of that, quiet, reserved and always face first in a book.
The students around the group seemed confused as to why Kirche was calling Louise's golem Louise. Even Tabitha gave her friend a confused look
"What do you want Kirche." The students surrounding the two seemed to be in a state of shock as she spoke. Hushed whispers could be heard being traded whispers.
"Oh, I was oh so worried about my favourite Valliere, out training so late at night with her bow."
Louise gazed around at the forming crowd trying to figure out what to say in an attempt to save face. "Of course, I was practicing with the bow I summoned, why wouldn't I be."
Kirche looked thoughtful for a moment. "You know what I think." She hummed "I think you know you're a failure when it comes to magic and that you would be better off learning the bow." Kirche was acting smug, it truly was a hobby of hers to wind up her up.
She began to ground her teeth in anger. How dare this Germanian harlot make fun of her powerful familiar, if only there was a way to show her.
SUIT OVERRIDE
CLOAK ENGAGED
With that single thought, her body seemed to disappear, the people around her quickly taking note of that fact.
CLOAK PROVIDES TEMPORARY INVISIBILITY TO AVOID DETECTION AND INFILTRATE ENEMY POSITIONS. MOVEMENT WHILE CLOAKED RAPIDLY DRAINS SUIT ENERGY.
Kirche looked at where she was just standing confused. "Zero? Where did you go?"
She could only stare in astonishment at her translucent arms. She quickly looked around her body, finding that it wasn't simply her arms, but everything was clear, even her cloak.
The surprise quickly transformed into sheer excitement as she soon realized that her suit was executing square level wind magic.
Sneaking through the crowd, she de-cloaked just outside of it, using the confusion as cover she quickly made her way to the cabin.
The suits cloak didn't last that long, but the fact that her suit was capable of this was more than enough to make her happy.
Quaint would be a good way to describe the cabin, with it being a small addition to the large Vestri courtyard, built shortly after he was hired.
Walking up to the door she gave it a quick knock. A sudden loud crash greeted her ears. "Ah. One moment please."
The door soon opened revealing the Kind face of her balding blue robed professor. A small pair of spectacles covered his eyes. "Oh Louise, I had figured you were sick when you weren't at breakfast." looking past him she found the cabin in a messy state, scattered papers covering almost every surface.
The table in the center of the room was the worst offender with open books thrown haphazardly over the table as well as several machines that she had never seen before. "You called for me?"
A confused look formed on his face "I never called you here?" She let a small sigh as she briefly wondered who would get her up. "But, please come in. But, please mind the mess. Your visit caught me off guard" He added before walking back over to the table before pulling out a chair for her.
She politely refused the seat offered to her as she walked over to the table. She couldn't help but gawk at the reading material on the table. Unusual summons throughout history, artifact-based familiars, inanimate objects as familiars.
He walked over to the other side of the table where a machine rested. "I assume that you came by due to your suit?"
She nodded, "I've been experimenting with it, and you were right, it is magical."
A smile formed on the professor's face. He quickly pushed his machine aside as he got out a pencil and paper out of a hidden drawer. "Have you found out it's affinity?"
She shook her head "I'm not entirely sure, last night it had enhanced my vision allowing me to see the courtyard from my room without much effort, on top of hearing conversations at such length."
He quickly jotted down some notes. "So, what you are saying is that it may be a wind artifact."
"I originally thought that too, but I learned that this suit allows me to both see in the dark and heat."
"heat vision?" Colbert began to stroke his chin as if lost in thought. "Perhaps this artifact has a dual affinity with fire and wind. I mean they certainly complement each other. But which element is stronger of the two."
She raised her hand slightly letting Colbert know that she had figured out the answer to the question. "I think I know." She paused while taking a step back "On my way here I was cornered by Kirche and the students. She was up to her usual antics of trying to slander my image in front of everyone, but I was able to get away due to this."
CLOAKED ENGAGED
She suddenly disappeared causing him to look on in shock at the sudden use of power. "F-founder. Invisibility. Louise that's a square class wind spell you just performed."
Her body returned to Normal. "Well, I can't take all the credit sit. The suit does the work."
"That matters not Louise, a familiar's accomplishments are the Masters. Whatever you accomplish with this familiar of yours is your own achievement. Although getting back to the suit, it most certainly has a stronger affinity for wind, which as the daughter of the heavy wind, shouldn't be that much of a surprise." She was beaming with glee at the praise "Do you know how long you can stay cloaked?"
She shook head. "Although it did say that it wouldn't last as long when I move with it on."
The man hummed, before reaching back into the drawer before producing a pocket watch. "How about we test it right now?"
Seeing no reason to argue, she simply activated her cloak while Colbert timed her. She watched as her energy meter slowly dropped.
After about a minute of waiting, her energy finally depleted, causing her body to become visible again.
The man hummed as he gazed at the watch. "Well it's not as long as the square class spell, but simply the fact that you can perform such a spell." the man quickly jotted down more notes as her energy refilled once more. "Now how long do you have to wait, until you can cloak yourself?"
"Right now."
He looked at her in disbelief for several moments before letting out a small chuckle. "It seems that I must have misheard you. How long did you say it took?"
"My suit seems to be able to recharge its energy in five seconds if I stand still."
He jotted down some more notes. "And this energy, would you say it acts like Willpower?"
She thought about it for a moment before nodding. "Whenever I used a suits ability it would drain, depending on what I'm doing."
He once again scribbled more notes onto the piece of paper. "Now, this may sound odd, but is it sentient?" he asked without looking away from the paper.
She thought about it for a moment. "No, at least I don't think, it talks to me, but it seems more like an advance golem, only responding to certain questions."
The man hummed. "I'm sorry for taking up your time, but I have one final question. Do you feel any different?"
"Different?"
"More powerful, stronger, faster?"
"Yes, without a doubt," she answered without hesitation. "When I wear it, I am stronger."
"How, so?"
"The bow that I summoned that the guard captain couldn't draw. I had no issue doing so."
He stared at her bewildered by her declaration. The captain was a veteran, serving in the tenth, Germanian Tristian war. But even in his old age, he was still built for such a profession. But the idea that she was stronger than that man when she was over a foot smaller then her. It seemed preposterous.
He began to tap his pencil on the table in thought. "Louise, go fetch me your bow, and meet me and the front gate, I feel that we should test your suit more thoroughly."
xXXXx
Louise followed behind her staff-wielding professor, as they left the academy with her helmet in her hands. In the distance, she could see the rolling mountains. They walked along the only road that left the academy which snaked through the nearby forest.
She was, however, confused as to why the professor had wanted to conduct the test out of the academy. The courts were large enough to conduct any test she could think of.
As if he could read her mind, he stopped in his tracks, before turning towards her. "Now I know what you must be thinking. I simply figured that you would prefer to perform the tests, away from the prying eyes of the student body."
She could only assume that she looked shocked if the professor's chuckling was any indication. "Teenagers can be fickle with their emotions, but after being a teacher for close to a decade I can figure you out."
She turned away, slightly embarrassed that she was that easy to read, but her gaze soon shifted back to the professor as resolve filled her. "What test do you want to do first?"
The man gazed at her in thought for a moment. "You said you were stronger, I wish to see it." the man muttered a quick incantation as he raised his staff. "If you would put on your helmet we can get started
Doing as she was told she put on her helmet. Suddenly two semitransparent cuffs appeared on her wrists, which flew together causing her to drop her bow. She let out a small gasp as she realized the spell that he had used from the few times she had seen her mother perform it. "Air binds!"
The man nodded. "Most know me for my primary element, but I'm also highly proficient in wind magic. Now, we can use it to test just how strong you are."
She looked up at the professor her helmet hiding her confusion. "How?"
"The more you force, the more willpower I will have to pour into maintaining it. Now, if you would."
Her gaze returned to her wrists as she prepared herself. Taking a deep breath, she began to slowly separate her wrists.
She heard a grunt come from beside her as her wrists were once again forced together. Putting more strength into her arms, she prayed them apart once more.
A louder grunt was heard as they were once again forced together. She turned to her professor, finding that he looked extremely taxed. Was she really so strong?
She attempted to pry her arms apart once again but found that the magic was simply too strong for her.
SUIT OVERRIDE
But before she could relent, her suit acted up once more.
MAXIMUM POWER
She suddenly felt a wave of power rush over her, the world around her seemed to fade as all of her attention was placed on getting out of these cuffs, nothing else mattered. Letting out a battle cry, she yanked her wrists apart with ease, the binds suddenly disappeared.
The feeling of power soon faded, as the world around her came back. She gazed down at her hands as her suits voice filled her ears.
MAXIMUM POWER ENHANCES THE OPERATORS STRENGTH AT THE COST OF SUIT ENERGY.
She suddenly became acutely aware of the heavy breathing to her side, turning she found the professor on his hands and knees, as he attempted to catch his breath.
"Are you ok?" she asked as she rushed up to him, offering a hand. The man looked up at her surprise covering his face.
"I'm fine, it's just willpower exhaustion." He took the hand that was offered to her and was swiftly pulled to his feet.
"Willpower exhaustion?" she questioned in disbelief. She knew Colbert was a square level mage, for her to have exhausted him like that.
He simply nodded as his breathing returned to normal. "That suit is indeed strong." A smile once again formed on her masked face. "Now, should we move on to the next test?"
The girl quickly nodded, causing a small kind smile to form on his face. He turned towards the forest in the distance, which was around two miles away. "Run there and back."
She looked at him bewildered. "What?"
"Run there and back."
He was crazy, only the most experience couriers could maintain a running speed for such a length of time. "i-I couldn't do that, I won't be able to make it." she explained.
"Miss Valliere, you just broke a spell meant to keep the toughest of orcs bound without breaking a sweat. You aren't even breathing heavily, it's as if it was nothing to you. A run shouldn't be that hard."
She let out a small groan of annoyance, she never liked running and never understood why her mother did it all the time, she recalled all those times she had seen her running around her manor. She would do this daily, it was an obsession for her, it even got to the point where she would end up sneaking out at night and wouldn't return until dinner.
She pushed the thought from her mind, as she turned towards the forest. She leaned forward as she got ready to run. he was right, she hadn't felt tired from breaking the binds, a little run would be nothing, at least she hoped.
Once in position, she looked to her professor who now held his pocket watch once more.
He gave her a small nod, which caused her to spring forward into a full-on sprint. He was right, she surprised herself with just how fast she was moving. The world blurred around her as she picked up even more speed.
She couldn't help but joyfully laugh. She felt amazing, it was truly freeing to be able to run at such speeds, perhaps this is what her mother found so enthralling in such a tedious task.
She looked back as a smile formed on her face, allowing her to see the stunned face of her professor. Her smile quickly faded, as she noticed the blue spec in the sky.
She could already tell who that was, it was obviously Tabitha, she was the only one to have summoned a dragon this year. She could all but groan at the implication, Kirche had to be with her.
The scowl was suddenly swept away by surprise, as she realized that the forest was already upon her. She could only wonder how fast she was going, it was at least two miles from the academy so how did she get here so fast.
It wasn't long until she was underneath the shade of trees. However, instead of stopping and turning back and returning to him, she decided to keep going. She may have been fast, but she doubted she could outrun a wind dragon.
She gazed upwards towards the sky, finding that the canopy was thick enough that they wouldn't be able to find her.
She slowed to a walk, as she began to look for a place to rest while she waited for the dragon to go away.
She soon found what she was looking for in the form of an old stump just on the side of the road. Walking over she sat down. Removing her helmet, she set it beside her as she cleared her mind.
She closed her eyes as she was serenaded by the various birds that lived in the forest. She could feel the warm rays of sun that pierced the canopy on her face. She felt at ease, a smile formed on her face as her mind cleared of anything.
THREAT DETECTED
Her mind suddenly came back to her as a scream filled her ears. She quickly grabbed and put on her helmet before looking for the source of the voice.
Looking deeper into the forest she realized where the voice had come from. Her mind was conflicted, what should she do, she doubted it was bandits they were too close to the academy, but it could be a multitude of different things.
She shook her head, clearing her mind of doubts. As a Valliere it was her job to aid the people of Tristian, if her mother was here she would help.
Standing up she walked back onto the path before jogging towards the voice.
She quickly hid behind a tree before looking at the source of the voice, finding the same maid from yesterday, sitting up next to a tree. Her face was marred with dirt, and the uniform she wore was ripped and bloodied in several places. in her hands was a large pan, that she held defensively.
Surrounding her were four earth trolls, in there large three-fingered hands were clubs and makeshift axes. They all wore simple fur clothes most likely from some poor farmers livestock.
She couldn't help but pause at the sight, what were they doing this close to the academy, they should be up in the mountains where human mages wouldn't find them. Were they no longer afraid of us?
A moment of clarity came to her as she realized that the national troll hunt hadn't taken place this year due to most of the powerful mages being stationed at the quarantine, as well as the fact that the crown didn't have the money to fund such large hunts.
As her mind came back to the presence she couldn't help but grit her teeth as she internally cursed at herself for not having brought her wand or bow. No, she had to help her. She set her sights on a troll armed with a club that was the closest to her.
CLOAK ENGAGE
With her body now hidden, she left her cover and walked towards it as she eyed a dagger that hung off a fur skin belt.
Another scream from the maid as she was grabbed by a troll caused her to sprint forward, reaching the troll in no time. Instincts that she didn't know she had took over, as she quickly yanked the dagger off of its hip and plunged it into its neck before it could react.
The large creature let out a gurgle that filled the air, as it fell limp. The other trolls took notice of her arrival, letting go of the girl. What she had assumed would be a simple battle quickly turned into a staring contest as every one of them waited for someone to act.
Reaching down she slowly picked up the club, as a new sensation filled her. She felt surprised at how light the wooden club was, however, she pushed that feeling to the back of her mind, she was in the middle of a battle and needed to think clearly.
A bold troll suddenly lets out a cry before charging her with a rusted axe. She readied to dodge it but found the suit had locked up.
SUIT OVERRIDE
MAXIMUM ARMOUR
Her suit became heavier as it began to glow blue. Her attention, however, was on the troll that was rushing her, its arm was above its head ready to strike her. She tried with all of her might to move out of the way, but her suit just wouldn't listen, was it trying to get her killed?
The irony of the situation pained her, her first magical success in summoning this suit was also going to get her killed.
She watched as the beast brought his axe down, closing her eyes just before impact. A loud clank echoed throughout the forest, as she felt the impact of the axe. She felt confused, she didn't feel pain. Opening her eyes, she found the axe blade pressed against her shoulder. She let out a surprised gasp as she realized it hadn't dented her armour.
ARMOUR ALTERS THE NANOSUIT'S OUTER SURFACE TO ABSORB DAMAGE AND INCREASE OPERATOR SURVIVABILITY IN COMBAT. ARMOUR MODE REQUIRES SUIT ENERGY.
She glanced to her energy bar and found that it did indeed take a hit, resting at seventy-five percent.
She looked back at the troll in front of her, who seemed confused at the fact that she hadn't gone down in a single strike. She felt something possess her as she reached up and grabbed its wrist. It let out a panicked screech as it attempted to pull away from her.
Ignoring it, she reeled back the club, as it continued to struggle in her grip and brought it down with on its head. The sickening sound of bone being crushed echoed in her ears as the body became limp.
Trading the club for the axe, she looked at the final two trolls as she readied her axe. The trolls seemed conflicted, whether they should run or not, they looked between each other every now and again as if trying to come up with a plan.
The duo split up and began to circle around her. She watched both of them to the best of her ability, she had to give them credit for showing a small inkling of intelligence.
Sweat began to form on her brow as the anticipation for combat began to eat at her. Looking at the trolls found that they were in the same situation as her.
A sudden yell from behind her alerted her to the charging troll. Turning, she found it almost upon her, its axe was raised above its head ready to cleave at her skull. Behind her, she heard the faint stomps over the battle cry.
The axe came down upon her, she dodged it with ease as she let out her own battle cry. She spun and swung the axe, aiming at the neck. it tore through the skin with ease, blood instantly shot from as it sunk even deeper into its neck.
She attempted to pull it from the neck to use it on the last one but found that it was caught in the bone.
Letting go she turned to face the last troll. Finding that it was in the process of swinging its club at her side. Time slowed down as the club struck her, causing her to flinch slightly, the suit, however, kept her in place.
The armour that covered her body vanished as the last of the energy was used up.
The troll looked fearful of her, of the power she had. It dropped the club as it away scurried away into the forest.
She watched as it ran off, it would most likely warn the others of its tribe that humans are the one thing they shouldn't go after.
Turning back to the maid she found her at the same tree, however as she approached her she felt something was off, she was staring at nothing, her eyes looked dead, her skin was pale and her forehead glistened with sweat. The pan that she was using to defend herself laid beside her in a limp hand. Something was obviously wrong.
She quickly rushed over to her and sat down beside her. She tried everything she could think of to get the maid to respond to her, but nothing happened, she wouldn't respond.
She looked over the wounds but only found shallow cuts, there wasn't anything that should do this to a person.
An idea suddenly hit her. Trolls were crafty, like most of the first-born races. She had heard horror stories from previous troll hunts that they would sometimes smear their feces on their crudely made weapons as a form of toxin.
Rushing over to an axe, she quickly examined it, finding brown smeared all over the blade. She felt bile rise from her stomach before dropping it and running back over to the catatonic maid. She quickly scooped her up and ran back to the academy.
Her world blurred as she left the forest finding herself in the clearing, the six academy towers in the distance were racing towards her as she ran.
She felt tired, but glancing at the maid's pale face ace renewed her resolve, she had to save her. The summoning of this suit was supposed to be a clean slate for her, she couldn't let another failure stain her reputation.
She flew by her professor as she sprinted into the courtyard. She could feel the eyes of her peers on her back as she ran to the water tower.
She slowed down as she approached the door. Throwing the maid onto her shoulder she flung the door open and quickly maneuvered through the lavish hallways that she was all too familiar with until she reached the infirmary.
Inside she found the young female nurse, she blue robes that covered every inch of her body, who was in looking over her inventory. "Help," she asked as she ran over to one of the many empty beds that lined the walls and laid her down. She couldn't help but clench her fists as she realized just how shallow her breath was
The nurse quickly walked over and examined the girl. "What happened?"
"She was attacked by trolls."
She pulled out a wand, and quickly muttered an incantation, vapour filled the air in front of the passed-out girl before it entered her body.
Louise waited in bated breath as the women let out a small out a sigh. "I can treat the cuts, but the potion to cure the toxin is extremely expensive right now, we only have one in stock and we just don't have the money to purchase another one right now."
"So, you're just going to let her die!?" she shouted, did she have no shame.
The women glared at her. "It's troll season, and since hardly anyone is hunting this year they will be everywhere, this is already a clear example of them encroaching on our territory. Now tell me, what will happen if a noble student dies from troll toxin, and we used the last potion on a servant."
"I'll pay for it then!"
The women stared at her for a moment before letting out a sigh, she ran over to a cabinet. The women opened one of the doors and scanned the bottles, eventually finding what she was looking for.
She marched back to the bed with a potion in hand. Setting it down on a table she opened it before raising her wand once again.
The potion turned to vapour, she weaved it into the air, before forcing it down the maid's nose. The effects were immediate, her breathing returned to normal, as her pale skin began to regain its colour.
"Will she live?"
The women nodded, "she'll be fine, you got her here in time before the toxin could really do much to her." She let out a sigh of relief, she had saved her, a failure she wasn't. "I'll send the invoice up to your room miss?"
She raised her hands and slowly took off her helmet revealing her short pink hair. "Valliere ma'am."
The women stared at her for a moment. "Well, if you would leave my infirmary so I can get to treating this girl. By the way, you should probably get your armour and cloak washed off. The troll blood is starting to smell."
She looked down at her body, finding it covered with red troll blood. The smell suddenly hit her like a horse causing bile rise into her mouth.
The nurse let out a small sigh. "There's a bucket in the corner." She sprinted over to it, before vomiting up bile into it. "There are some napkins on my desk." the nurse shouted. Walking over she plucked the napkins from the desk and wiped her mouth.
Breathing through her mouth she quickly put on her helmet, before leaving the infirmary altogether.
She blocked the sun with her hand as she left the water tower. A smile formed on her face she had saved her. She wished that she knew of a way to write to her mother in order to tell her what she had just done.
This was a good start to her week.
xXXXx
A/N
First I would like to thank all the reviewers.
helkil: sorry but I have to say that romance, won't be that big in this story, the nature of the nanosuit wouldn't allow it. Doesn't mean there won't be undertones but you know it won't really led to anything.
Roboman: I would suggest that you watch the Crysis 2 intro just to get a grasp of the power she has.
Anyway, here we have probably the biggest change in the re-write, no more Guiche fight because that's overdone. Instead, we get Louise running extremely fast and fighting trolls.
Now about her speed, in truth she ran two miles in around three and a half minutes, this may seem impossible but in Crysis 2 you are able to trigger speed traps one of which is on FDR drive in new york meaning that she should be able to run between 30-40 mph if she really pushes herself.
anyway have a good day, hope you enjoyed the chapter.