Landen and the Training Array in the Children's Eyes

Early on June 10, for the first time since awakening her bloodline, Wufi completed the Knight Apprentice training with several unfamiliar children. Her good friend Daqila Flying Dragon had sensed magic yesterday and become a Mage Apprentice, so from today onward, she would meditate with the other mages every morning.

But Wufi had also made new friends, such as Patch and Qiu Cao, who had entered the Ruins one after another yesterday and trained with her again this morning. Both children had already been in the territory before the lord captured the Salt Mine last year, and they were on good terms with Redbird, Wendy, and Landen's older sister Nila.

The training before breakfast was running and sword swings. Whenever Patch trained, a little gray-white dog always followed at his side. That was the hound Snowy, his combat and scouting partner. After breakfast was served, Patch would also receive more Magic Beast Meat, and could spare some for Snowy.

"Snowy, come eat meat. We have to eat quickly today. This afternoon we're going hunting with Lady Frost-Wolf, and we have to go tidy up her tent for her." Patch excitedly fed Snowy while constantly talking to the little white dog.

Patch's words caught Wufi's interest. "You're going hunting with Frost-Wolf?"

"Not just me, all of us. His Lordship gave the order this morning. All apprentices under twenty are to enter the Ruins for training in the morning, then go hunting together in the afternoon." Patch ate his own meal while feeding the little dog. Supposedly, this was the Dante family's training method, and could strengthen the closeness between a magic beast and its master.

Wufi thought back and realized that, indeed, aside from the few apprentices who had come out of the Ruins last night, the remaining dozens of Knight