"Nope!" Koishi was still smiling brightly, but the word had a bit of an edge to it. "You and me are gonna take a nice break. If that's your reasoning for not taking one, it just means you need one more." She drifted forward, taking Blake's hand. "You're like a bow. If you stay strung at all times you'll just break or wear yourself out. You need to take time to unwind so you can get the most benefit out of your training."

"This isn't a battle. So injuring yourself by working too hard isn't necessary. You don't have the adrenaline to ignore the pain like you would in a real fight."

The tugging would grow more insistent, the little youkai trying to pull her toward the city. "I know just the place to go, but it's really far. I could carry you if you like. You're really light and it would be no trouble to fly with you."