He pointed his staff at Lin. "Mischief. Trickery, deceit, the unseen dagger. You win not by breaking the enemy, but by making them break themselves. It is clever, effective, and trust-eroding."

Elara, trained in the square, wanted to storm the front (Might). Her heart screamed for a distraction and a backstab (Mischief). But Kaelen's triangle burned in her mind.

"Most trainers teach the square," Kaelen began, tapping the floor with his staff. "Four points. Attack, defense, flank, retreat. It is a cage. It teaches you to meet force with force."