Laertes pauses. Really thinks. Dancing will help with many things--balance, mobility--but for the kind of blade that Magnus wields, dancing won't be enough. If he is to remain in fighting trim, Magnus will need to develop strength in every muscle and wed grace to raw power. Slowly, Laertes says, "Dancing may be a place to begin, and Alex can help thee learn it, but ... in spring, Sagramore means to begin training Szarka on a kind of exercise for her mind and her body. An obstacle course that will test her on all of the arts that a dog is heir to. Hast thou ever heard of 'Agility'?"