Cassien turned around slowly, his vision now gazing at the one who surrounded themselves in a cloak.
"What do you say…?" Cassien continued. "A duel."
Wind began breezing from east to west; the individual's cloak began swirling around them as if it were paid to do that.
The individual stepped forward, a grin seeping across their face, where Cassien couldn't exactly depict any features at all, other than that grim smile… that widened within the darkness, right by the shoreline.
The waves crashed back and forth, not enough to reach where they stood. But enough to disturb the silence around them.
"You'll learn…" The person began stepping back slowly, "You'll learn soon…"
Cassien leaned his right arm all the way back, strengthening his physicality.
"Why shouldn't I just learn now?"
