"Maybe," Lea said. "I know our fighting styles are really different, but I dunno about training styles. I'd have to watch you train sometime to see how it compares."

Yes, the powers came more or less naturally. But controlling them took work, especially when one wasn't used to using magic. Young Axel had found that out the hard way.

He nodded a bit at the mention of Reno. "Yeah, I've met him. Haven't really talked to him much since, but he seemed OK. And I can't help but like his hair." Lea grinned and combed the fingers of one hand back through his hair, which was every bit as red and spikey as Reno's.