Dragged along as though bound, Cain had been put through a hellish training regimen over the past few days. Ghislain had taken quite a bit of joy in pushing him to his limits.

There was no point in resisting; facing such overwhelming, unyielding power left Cain with nothing he could do.

Training together was one thing, but this almost looked like he was about to drag him right onto the battlefield, and Claude couldn't help but feel deeply concerned. Taking the heir of an estate and throwing him in as a common soldier was a dangerously reckless move.

But Ghislain …