Chapter 196: Anchor Steps
The morning air was sharp with snow, the sky a pale wash of blue that hinted at the rising sun.
Orion stood before his group. They were the smallest among the divisions scattered across the training field. Spear shafts caught the light beside short wooden blades, held upright in disciplined silence.
The others—Tobias with the archers and Garron with the axe and longsword bearers—had already started training. Orion had told Tobias and Garron what he wanted to teach the trainees, and he was sure they would do a fine job at it.
Orion's gaze moved across his group. They were no more than a dozen—but the range of skill was broader. Some barely knew how to hold their weapons. Sophia stood near the front with Nia and Laia, her gloves tight against the hilt of her short swords, face steady but focused.
