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Time-HonoredAfter the majority of the estate residents abandoned the estate, Jonah spent three days outside by himself. He didn't even go into the estate, as he didn't need to see it for a little bit, so he brought a tent and a sleeping bag out near the Glade. He didn't want to talk yet, and he wanted to be away from prying eyes so that he could train. And he trained from morning well into the night. He hadn't eaten, and he didn't care. He just trained. Not defense, not ethereality. He just focused on one thing, and one thing only.
And that one thing had to be perfect.
On the morning after that second night, Terrence and Reena sought him out. It was 4:45 AM, but he was already up training. He sensed their presence and hid the baton behind his back.
“We left you out here because we
