Chapter 212: Putting the Plan in Action
The morning smelled of iron and snow, the training ground already alive with motion and the low, constant rhythm of breath. Trainees clustered in ragged lines, weapons held like promises.
At the center of the clearing, a small ring of scuffed dust marked where Orion stood, waiting for the next challengers.
Orion had just finished with a group when Sophia's group stepped forward. After his session with Holly, the trainees realized that the best way to even get him to move an inch was if they attacked him in groups. Although most of them just rushed in without a plan in place, and that was the issue.
When he saw Sophia's group, he smiled widely. He had been waiting patiently for when they would step up.
