Todd was watching intently, but so far things, while fast and hard, were manageable for Rogue. Only when Cody got too close to her that time did he consider telling him to cease with a mental queue. But she dodged it and kept on fighting.

He wasn't sure how long Rogue could endure this. Their spars were long but fairly slow, breaks in between each round to talk over what the other did right or wrong or a teasing taunt. Cody liked things short, fast, and simple, and was hardly giving the mutant a breath in between each strike or parry.

The commander didn't intervene just yet. Only should Rogue begin to slip would he step in and stop the young wraith from going too far.