At this Raine smiled back, and it had a sharp sort of edge to it. She was pleased, yes. But also ready and willing to 'encourage' him to practice. "That's correct. Your -- teacher -- and mine had very similar approaches." She was inferring the meaning from the context, there, with only the briefest of hesitations around the assumption. "Practice before it's necessary, so that when it is, you have the tool available."
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