Aiden
The new proposal removed the spectators closest to the floor.
Aiden read that change first. Then he read the rest and discovered that Cedric remained in the same place.
"Separate lanes," the sponsor's representative said. "A demonstration of contrasting methods. No contact unless both instructors approve."
They sat in a small meeting room outside the practice hall. Aiden's instructor had agreed to attend. Jonas waited in the corridor because the meeting was supposed to concern a personal opportunity, and apparently that made having a friend present inconvenient.
Aiden asked for the door to stay open.
The representative agreed after a brief pause.
From his chair, Aiden could see one of Jonas's boots beyond the doorframe. It shifted, then stayed where it was. Somehow that helped more than the instructor taking the seat beside him.
