The sutra matches their tempo perfectly too, twisting and whirling its patterns while never quite interlocking with itself. It's almost like it's a screensaver for Koumyou's mind, while his focus is elsewhere.

Koumyou smiles up at Devero at that response, relieved to not be ruining the other man's good mood. "The most important and also very first step in chi use is the ability to build and retain focus," he tells Devero, "meditation is usually where that starts, to get a feel for it. Have you meditated much?"