Ruby lifted the glass wincing slightly as she leaned over and once again wondering why that was but hopefully out of sight of Sam. He was worrying about his abilities again and frankly so was she, they'd reached a lull in what she could teach him, and even though here, in this city she'd had to start again, he'd agreed once before.
She wondered if he was ready. There was one way to find out.
"What if I told you there was a way you could fight him, it'll take a lot of time and maybe we'll get him another way first if we're real lucky and he makes a mistake but...what if I could show you a way to become even stronger?"
He trusted her. He'd said it more than a few times now. Now here would be the test of it. Ruby held Sam's gaze as he refilled her glass and explained what he would need to do.