While she worked with her sword, Zhou was taking the necessary time to rest and recover from the exertions of the day.  She seemed to recover far quicker than most, he'd give her that.  Then again, he had been taking unnecessary damage from her blows.  A packet of food and drink had been waiting for him at a small grouping of rocks far away from her.  Far enough away he could barely see, and still be out of her immediate range.  Just in case.<br/><br/>So while she practiced he recovered, eating and drinking his fill while waiting to see if she'd get her Shikai under control.