"Nova, that's the Daosim channel energy."
King was the first to recover from the shock. He looked away from his assistant back to the two figures he had just sighted.
They were performing a familiar breathing exercise in which they had their legs crossed beneath them.
They curled their hands upward, placing their elbows on their curved knees.
From the way their body rose and fell in synchronization, it was obvious they were taking deep breaths in a steady rhythm.
This was a breathing exercise taught only to the Kingdom's secret militants.
The ideal time to practice the exercise was at night when rejuvenating trees released puritans to benefit the body.
The general always ensured they practiced this before battle to filter out all restrictions from their body's system.
During that t
