A Small Conversation

Before the day’s training could end, Asther decided to check up on his first trainee. The area where his allies train are separated by thick trees that seemingly made walls. This prevented them from distracting one another.

But there is another reason why the setup is like this. It’s because Asther needs to keep the dignity of Claire. The kind of training that he’s making her go through is gruesome after all. To the point that it would be easy for Claire to throw up just from exhaustion or to have a look on her that seemed like she’s been sucked dry of all life.

That is the kind of state which cannot be seen by Claire’s allies other than Asther. Sure Octavia saw her in a poor state yesterday. But the one that the knight saw was already the watered down version. Asther made sure that he properly helped Claire tidy herself up to the extent that’s possible before they faced the knight.

That afternoon is different. Asther checked up on Claire right as soon as she finished her training. He