Clearly they were at an impasse here.

"It's not supposed to be fun. It's supposed to be a challenge."

Fun was something you earn only if you do well. Did all the Al-Asims think like that, or was this a Kalim-specific problem? For their sake, hopefully it was the latter.

A sudden thought crossed his mind and Winter squinted at Kalim suspiciously.

"...you don't even study, do you?"