Because there's nothing much else to do but practice. Train himself for what might come, make himself stronger, more capable. And that's where he is now. Making sure his physical self is at its peak readiness.

Even if he doesn't know how to train his mind just yet. Not without throwing more people into chaos.

But... speaking of minds... the sense of someone new presses in. He can't tell specifics. But it's an unknown sense. Like the feeling of a room suddenly being occupied, where it was empty, before.

(Hello?)

Gently called out, across the link. From behind his usual mental barriers of stars and half-clouded skies. Meant to protect everyone else. To keep his thoughts locked down tight.