[Iseiah]

He was surprised, but only for a moment. Clearly this... Asura was a more capable opponent than he had at first realized. How she got upon the boulder he had surveyed just minutes before was a mystery to him and he didn't like that one bit. He reminded himself to be cautious and bartered back with a quick reply, "Well, I have been training many of the new recruits we have acquired. It's a hard job, but without proper training, they cannot hope to have a chance against such... powerful odds."

He turned to face her more clearly and smirked. "I am glad that after all this bartering back and forth, we will finally get to have our little... match. Are you sure you want to do this?"