"An early start? I never stopped. I don't want to get in the habit of slacking off."

Many things did come easily to Blackfire, and she liked to project an image of being effortlessly competent. That wasn't actually the case, though. She worked much harder than many people would have guessed. And as someone who'd come from a warrior people, slacking off on training was particularly shameful.

"Today's just for fun, though. I've seen videos of those dance exercise routines with hand weights, so I thought I'd give it a try."