Ievos and Iefyr fought hard in the training arena to spar against one another dodging each other’s attacks. Neron had instructed they train the boys fiercely since they wished to fight Cauladra’s army, he did not want them to go in unprepared. New recruits had also enlisted, young men and women with the skill to become a warrior though they all looked like wide-eyed children at this point. Some were too cocky, and some were too timid, but the boys knew the trainers would soon force that out of them. They had come to learn that many of the other trainers were just as harsh as Hoka but nobody was quite like Trenta. She was a strange woman, often drunk or hungover but still functioning. Hoka would often express annoyance at her but he also appeared to respect her.
“Very good, boys,” the fir
