I taunted Arthur, trying to get him to stand up, but his body just wouldn’t respond. His arms trembled as they supported his weight on the ground, clearly too exhausted to move.

I turned to Faybi for help, but she shook her head.

“If you push him any harder, it’ll be too much for his body.”

Hmm. Really? That’s strange. When I was training with the Alrn family, I endured much tougher sessions.

Fossel didn’t care about the limits of my body. There were times I collapsed after intense training only to wake up in bed, unsure of how I’d …