The Knight of the Haunting Veil had appeared to start this sparring match as usual, but secretly, she had been working on a new strategy, one which she hoped would allow her to finally defeat her opponent. As Sir William was stronger and his speed rivalled her own, perhaps even surpassing it slightly, she knew it was her ability she needed to utilise to win. But how could she beat an affinity that was known to be her own's weakness? This is something she had pondered about for a long while, sitting down and considering the implications. She was laid in bed one night when it came to her.
Stronger abilities beat weaker ones all the time, but she would not say her own was any stronger than her opponents. So, what did she have left? The answer was shockingly simple. She just had to use her ability more efficiently than her opponent did. She had to re-examine what she had been taught for decades.
