Adrien moved back in position, and Valerion threw another ball; he drew an arc, thought of the bat again - hoping not to hit Valerion in the nose a second time - and, as light flowed through the line he had drawn, the ball bounced back and landed behind Valerion, who nodded in approval.

"Good", he said, "very good".

"I thought of not hitting you in the face", Adrien said between chuckles, covering his mouth with one hand, "and it worked!".

"Oh, you even did that", Valerion commented. "That is excellent. Well done".

"Ah -- thanks".

Valerion smiled. "Let's do this again".