Feng had been training at Jiaoshu's for the past two years. She was only one of a few girls in the Gotham area who had passed the early training or showed enough interest to proceed. The other girls had been happy enough going on to learn how to take care of a household or put their smarts into schooling. At the age of thirteen, Feng decided that she wanted nothing more than to work for the Triad using her martial arts skills.

Along with a few others who were not native to the city, and unlike Manchu and Xiaohu, Feng stayed in a boarding house. The house was run by the Triad and managed by some of the young women and men who had chosen to teach and take care of the students. The children all got along with relatively few problems. If they weren't friends, they were taught to at least be polite and respectful of each other. Feng was the exception. Even after two years she still had managed to alienate the older and bully the younger children.

Upon arrival to Gotham from Metropolis, Feng had carried the honor of being the top student in her class. The problem, however, stemmed from the fact that she refused to spar with anyone at a lower level than her. The few times she had, the unsuspecting student would end up with at least a broken finger or toe, at worst, a broken nose or hand. The Metropolis Elders ordered her sent to a new teacher for experience and discipline she was sorely lacking. It wasn't that her teacher had failed; it was her pampered life at home.

The girl was horrified to find out that her rival (in her mind) was not only two years older than her, but also white. When Feng asked the girl, who introduced herself as Xiaohu and spoke better Chinese than her, about her status in the class, the girl quickly pushed the title aside.

"Manchu and I are equally matched, actually. Jiaoshu has let us both fight to the point of exhaustion and it has always come out as a draw." Xiaohu then leaned in with a conspiratorial wink and pretended to whisper, "But I could beat him if I wanted."

Manchu, who had been standing close elbowed her. "I only let you win because you're a girl."

Xiaohu gave him an indifferent wave of her hand. "I only let you win because you're weak, Ping."

The banter turned into a mini scuffle followed by the two chasing each other around as if they were still little children. Feng snorted in disgust at the immature attitude the two supposed "top students" had. She could best them both in a fight and she would prove it. If this were a taste of the discipline the Gotham teachers instilled, the fight would be short. And for Xiaohu, the fight would be painful.
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