[Slowly, he worked up the difficulty, making dodging harder. Distractions would end up causing the first stumble, he supposed. But he wanted to see how far she had gotten, and how much he could push her now. Training someone was always a case of careful observation and noticing the small changes. No one became god-like good from one day to the other, but sometimes the progression was hard to spot. And Tommy liked making note of it, it was encouraging for students.]