Val lowered his staff, then walked towards Adrien. "Are you alright?".

"Yeah", Adrien said with a sharp nod.

"Good", Val smiled. "You did well".

Adrien chuckled. "I don't know -- I mean -- I lost".

"That does not mean that you did poorly", Val smiled.

Adrien tilted his head. "Yeah... yeah, I guess you're right". He walked towards one of the windows; he propped the staff between the window seat and a bookshelf, and sat down on one of the armchairs nearby. Outside, it was still raining. Val placed his staff next to Adrien's and seated himself in front of the window. "Are you feeling tired? Do you need anything?".

"Ah -- maybe a glass of water, thank you".