[ Yata had actually been heading for the sparring area himself, but he overhears the woman's comment - whether it had been spoken to herself or whoever happened to be in hearing. Since that happened to be him, he paused and glanced over at the Hunt which had caught her eye. ]

A lot of them are. Kids or teens, anyway. Then again, a bunch of the gods are, too. Not everyone, though. Sometimes they do special things meant to be easier and less challenging for the shinki who just get here, since sometimes the first day is pretty overwhelming. I guess they think a game with other shinki will help.