At precisely 7 AM, on the dot, Ayl Taveirn stepped out of the shadows surrounding the hideout where a group of Hunters was awaiting his arrival. Whether he had just gotten there, or just decided to make himself known, was anybody's guess. His gaze traveled over those gathered, narrowing slightly as he did so.<span style="font-style: italic">Smaller group than yesterday,</span>he noted, sighing as all heads turned to him. The group wasn't much smaller than it was yesterday, but there were a few heads missing, and it made a noticeable impact.<br/><br/>"Alright, everybody team up; same groups as yesterday," he started, crossing his arms. "The teamwork dynamic will be a bit different, considering some of you have either died or chickened out since yesterday..<span style="font-style: italic">hopefully the former,</span>" he added under his breath, clearly annoyed at their lack of attendance. "So I want those of you without a partner to come up here, with me." He watched as the Hunters shuffled around, rearranging themselves for a few minutes, meeting back up with their partners from the previous day. In the end, most of them were paired up, but two had come forward, unable to find theirs.<br/><br/>"You two, names and powers," Ayl said, looking back and forth between them. They each piped up immediately, the one on his left announcing himself as Edward, a hunter with the ability to reshape and sharpen his skin into metal - and the one to the right as Ash, who was able to heal his own wounds and summon his demon as an ally in battle. Ayl nodded before looking back out at the crowd.<br/><br/>"Alright, everybody. Today you'll be testing your teamwork in an actual fight. No, no, don't worry," he reassured them, in response to their panicked faces; "I'm not making you fight me. Not yet, anyway. Everybody turn to the group closest to you -<span style="font-style: italic">they'll</span>be your opponents. I don't want any conversing between you before you start fighting; you all need to learn how to go into a battle blind to your enemies strengths and weaknesses, but still come out on top. Got it?" The group simultaneously nodded.<br/><br/>"Edward," Ayl continued, turning toward the one to his left. "You and Ash's demon will go one-on-one. It won't exactly help your teamwork much, but I'm the only available partner, and that wouldn't be fair," he smirked. "We'll find a group to put you two in tomorrow, but for now this'll do." With that taken care of, Ayl stepped over to the sidelines, watching as the groups spread out to give each other space and began brawling, occasionally shouting suggestions or complaints when somebody messed up. They were.. somewhat crude, in their tactics and execution.. but one couldn't expect beginners to perfect their abilities in a day or two. Hopefully the Silencers would give him enough time to whip them into shape before things got too out of hand.