[Yuan has his dagger, actually, though he's not going to be telling Zelos that or giving it back any time soon.]
[He lifts perhaps a handspan off the ground, just enough that he won't have audible footsteps, and casts lightning toward Zelos. It's light and shallow, just enough to be felt, as before, and his plans for the immediate future involve much the same lightning. If Zelos can sense it coming in time to guard, then there's progress.]
[Yuan also very intentionally varies his position more widely this time, skimming from side to side and providing even more unpredictability than he had before. Eventually:]
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[He lifts perhaps a handspan off the ground, just enough that he won't have audible footsteps, and casts lightning toward Zelos. It's light and shallow, just enough to be felt, as before, and his plans for the immediate future involve much the same lightning. If Zelos can sense it coming in time to guard, then there's progress.]
[Yuan also very intentionally varies his position more widely this time, skimming from side to side and providing even more unpredictability than he had before. Eventually:]
What are you noticing?