2.

Of course, that was so much easier said than done because a) the person he liked was distinctly not around, and b) the person he liked was Sayo, his rival, friend, and the older sister of his apprentice. And Yuki was protective of her sister in a whole new way now that she herself had, in her words, ruined everything.

And Yuki was his current priority, so he was going to focus on that, rather than the constant twinging in his spine. Good thing too, she couldn't aim worth a damn.

"I'm blind," she sniped at him, attempting to swipe at his knees. He tried not to roll his eyes.

"You're eleven," he corrected. "Still growing, still perpetually stunted by starvation. We have to work with all of those factors."

"I'm still blind," she reminded him.

Koh resisted another urge to punt this girl across the training field. Which he could, Sayo had told him he could. But it felt wrong somehow. "Yes, I know. Litton's blind. You could have worked under her."

"she smells like fur!" Yuki protested.

Koh made a face. "She's a dog."

"Rude."

Koh groaned. This girl was going to be the death of him, honestly, even before her sister.