"All right. I can agree to that. We'll start with the weapons you'd find in martial combat, then work up to larger things." Sorry, Darin, but she literally doesn't have the firepower to argue this.

"Rebuilding the training room is a good idea, too. Both for the challenge inside, and to minimize the collateral damage outside." Being blind to future events, she adds, "We should be able to find a space for it somewhere around the house. Or perhaps down in the basement?"

She looks to Darin. "How does your magic work, anyway? Did you generate the matter from scratch, or is it more... well, moving around matter that's already there? Like, say, clearing a hole beneath the house?"