"I'm afraid I haven't traveled much, so I can't say I have heard of such a man," Shala replied. Ange's hand felt far more coarse than hers, a sign that she had used her hands moreso using tools and weapons than using them to actually fight. There was no doubt that she had her own strength, however: she could feel a power brimming within this woman, just waiting to be unleashed at the right moment, like it was a caged beast waiting to be released. Such internal power and strife was hard to tame, but it seemed as though this woman had a handle on herself.<br/><br/>"My reason for participating in the games is to get the name of the Sunbreeze Dojo out into the public. We have fallen on hard times since the games have come around, and rather than try to compete with them, we are trying to use them to our advantage," Shala explained. She gave a wry smile as she continued, "More and more people would rather take their chances with the games than try to train to become stronger. I believe one of my former students said that it took far too long to become famous by practicing our arts... it was really quite rude of him to say that."