~ Julien's POV ~ I watched as our father entered the training center. Knowing that the group I would be sparring in the training this morning were the older warriors as usual, I was excited at the thought of our father being proud of our skills. I was extremely confident that I could win in the sparring matches against these warriors, so I just did as I usually do during the training and paid attention only to my own matches. As I thought, I easily won against the warriors I was paired against. I glanced back at my father as I ended the final sparring match and could see the pride shining in his eyes. He was watching both my brother and I win our matches. I loved being able to see him happy that his sons, his heirs, were able to defend and fight. All of a sudden, Beta Mark smirked towar

